Hutchesons' Grammar School A GSG School
- Hutchesons' Grammar School
21 Beaton Road
Glasgow
G41 4NW - Head: Mr Mike Martin
- T 01414 232933
- F 01414 240251
- E admissions@hutchesons.org
- W www.hutchesons.org
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Glasgow City
- Pupils: 1,246; sixth formers: 131
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £12,317 - £16,177 pa
- Open days: Primary School - first Saturday in October and Secondary School - first Saturday in November
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Darling of Glasgow’s south side, Hutchie is perhaps the most popular independent school on this side of the city. A strong sense of social values is still apparent in the bursary scheme, although it’s fair to say Hutchesons’ educates plenty of privileged children these days. But the ambience is welcoming and refreshingly down-to-earth. The dynamic classrooms are testament to both the pupils’ and teachers’ enthusiasm and drive. Small classes – 20 max – mean...
What the school says...
Hutchesons' Grammar School has always been at the forefront of learning and teaching in Scotland. Since its foundation in 1641, Hutchesons' has been a focus in Glasgow for some of the best traditions in Scottish education. For a large school with a socially, ethnically and geographically diverse body of pupils, Hutchesons' clear sense of identity and purpose gives it a tremendous vitality and a feeling that anything is possible.
Hutchesonians also excel in many different sports both nationally and internationally, and the quality of performance in music, drama and art is equally high. Our pupils follow interests in and out of the classroom, and there is ample opportunity for national competition and international collaboration in a wide range of academic, cultural and community-based projects.
As individuals, Hutchesons' pupils are encouraged to develop qualities based on our core values: Honesty, Resilience, Independence, Curiosity, Creativity and Compassion. They will understand what it means to be part of a large community of learners, in which every individual is important. They will learn to be thoughtful, articulate and well-read and to have a clear idea about how they want to live their lives beyond school and university. ...Read more
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Rector
Since September 2023, Mike Martin, who joined the school in 2008 as senior depute rector. Schooled at Dumfries Academy, he was the first in his family to go to university, gaining a BSc in maths with education from Heriot-Watt University (‘If you’re going to study maths, you need to know what you’ll do with it,’ his mother wisely advised). Taught at George Heriot’s School in Edinburgh, then headed south to Abingdon School in Oxfordshire, where he combined teaching maths with being middle master.
Tempting as it must be to stay in his oak-lined office, teeming with inviting books and student artwork, he gets out and about when he can and cites watching the pupils playing sport as a favourite part of the day, ‘although I wasn’t too sorry to miss...
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Special Education Needs
We provide a nurturing and caring environment, promoting a positive ethos, based on trust and mutual respect. Parents, staff, and pupils contribute to the wellbeing of everyone within our school community. We welcome the diversity of our pupils as a strength, treat all members of our school community with respect, and ensure that the diversity of our pupil body does not become a barrier to learning and achievement for individual pupils.
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