Bristol Grammar School

We know lots of you will be missing your visits with Missee, our registered Pet Therapy dog, over the summer. So here's a lovely photo to start your day! 🐾

The Year 9 Greek pupils enjoyed their lesson time trip just down the hill to the RWA, and the Bristol Museum, where they learned about Hanno’s discovery of αἱ Γόριλλαι, Herodotus’s ἀκέφαλοι or “headless men” (possibly orangutans!). They even took the chance to dance on the haptic dancefloor, right beneath the Panathenaic procession as depicted on the Parthenon’s ionic frieze. So lucky to have these amazing spaces right on our doorstep!

This term saw the BGS Drama Department launch the first edition of the Bristol Youth Theatre Festival in partnership with To***co Factory Theatres. This exciting new initiative brings BGS and other local schools together with Bristol's extensive theatre community. More than 60 young theatre makers aged 11–18 took to the BGS 1532 stage to perform, share ideas, and make connections. The festival was a wonderful celebration of their creativity and talent, marking the start of an exciting new collaboration.

On what it was like to make a show for the festival, a TFT Young Theatre Maker said: “11 out of 10. It was so fun. It’s so fun to meet and see new people. You get to experience making something with a community of other people that have similar interests to you. It’s great - 12 out of 10!”

Click here to read more about this exciting new project: https://www.bristolgrammarschool.co.uk/whats-on-and-news/news/bristol-youth-theatre-festival-takes-to-the-stage.

How fun are these House shields created by Library Assistant Tiger Davies-Burgoyne for this year's World Book Day? This year's theme was Medieval, with each shield inspired by traditional medieval heraldry while incorporating our current House crests. Can you spot your House?

Kicked off the holidays in style with the annual BGS Summer Sizzle!

Students at Bristol Grammar School are celebrating a fantastic set of IB Diploma results, with many now set to take up places at their first-choice universities across the UK and overseas.

Andy Jarvis, IB Coordinator for BGS said: "These outstanding results are a fitting reflection of an exceptional group of young people. They have supported one another throughout their IB journey, contributed enormously to the life of the school through sport, music, drama, Model United Nations and Duke of Edinburgh, and have grown tremendously over the past two years. We are immensely proud not only of their academic achievements, but also of the character, resilience and camaraderie they have shown. We wish them every success as they embark on the next stage of their journey."

Head to the BGS News page to read more: https://www.bristolgrammarschool.co.uk/whats-on-and-news/news/bristol-grammar-school-celebrates-brilliant-ib-results.

Climbing and Mountaineering in Snowdonia. The classic Canon photo on Tryfan

That's it - the 2025-2026 academic year is officially over!

To all those pupils heading off on new adventures, we wish you the very best of luck. And to those of you returning to BGS for the next chapter, we look forward to seeing you in September!

Wishing you all a very lovely summer break. Stay tuned for more content from BGS over the holidays.