High Masters

Today, we were delighted to host the annual MGS ISOC Dinner in our Memorial Hall. After prayers, guests were addressed by current MGS ISOC President Owais Iqbal. We were also pleased to welcome back …

Yesterday, we were delighted to welcome The Lord Mayor of Manchester, Councillor Abid Latif Chohan, and the Chairman of Governors at MGS Maurice Watkins CBE, to officially cut the ribbon and open our…

Whole staff photographs seem to have been taken at least once a decade at MGS One of our earliest whole staff photographs dates from the time of High Master John Edward King, taken around 1895: c. 1…

The High Master for the duration of the war was J.L. Paton, and the MGS archive holds many of his letters from this period that give us an insight into life at MGS in wartime. Paton wrote to a huge n…

The following was written by Jeremy Ward, (History 1974 - 1997) and looks at just some of the MGS pupils who gave their lives during World War 1, and how The Great War affected the School: THE LONG W…

Director of Development Simon Jones and the High Master are currently at Harvard presenting about the strength of our global alumni network and our vision that MGS should be open to bright boys from …

Pupils at MGS, the 2018 Sunday Times North West Independent School of the Year, are celebrating another year of exceptional GCSE examination results. 91% of grades awarded to MGS pupils were A*/A or …

High Master Dr Martin Boulton and School Vice-Captain Arun Denton made the annual pilgrimage to Exeter Cathedral to commemorate our founder, Bishop Hugh Oldham, and visit his resting place.

Eric James was appointed High Master at Manchester Grammar School in 1945, at the tender age of thirty-six. It was his first headship, and he certainly hit the ground running. These memos show some o…

This article is based on a talk given at the Manchester Luncheon Club in September 2017   Wanderbirds One of the key areas of innovation that Paton spearheaded was the introduction of camps, trekkin…

This article is based on a talk given at the Manchester Luncheon Club in September 2017 J.L. Paton’s reign as High Master, lasting 21 years, changed MGS immensely and he helped to shape her into wha…

A new book has been published by Borthwick Publications, exploring the life of Eric James (HM 1945 – 1962) and in particular his role in the foundation of the University of York. The author, Dr. All…