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'''Bourne Grammar School''' is a [[co-educational]] selective state secondary school in [[Bourne, Lincolnshire]]. It is situated on South Road ([[A15 road|A15]]). The school badge, derived from the Bourne Town Council (formerly Bourne UDC) [[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]], is a shield with broad bands surmounted by three identical balls symmetrically placed, and it shares the town motto "Vigila et Ora", meaning "Watch and Pray" (The reference is [[Christ]]'s injunction to His disciples in [[Matthew the Evangelist|St. Matthew]]'s [[Gospel of Matthew|Gospel]] ch 26, v 41).
'''Bourne Grammar School''' is a [[co-educational]] selective state secondary school in [[Bourne, Lincolnshire]]. It is situated on South Road ([[A15 road|A15]]). The school badge, derived from the Bourne Town Council (formerly Bourne UDC) [[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]], is a shield with broad bands surmounted by three identical balls symmetrically placed, and it shares the town motto "Vigila et Ora", meaning "Watch and Pray" (The reference is [[Christ]]'s injunction to His disciples in [[Matthew the Evangelist|St. Matthew]]'s [[Gospel of Matthew|Gospel]] 26:41).


The school opened in July [[1921]] as the '''Harrington and Trollope Secondary School''', named after [[Robert Harrington (philanthropist)|Robert Harrington]] and [[William Trollope]], local [[philanthropist]]s whose bequests are administered by [[Bourne United Charities]]. In [[1947]], following the [[Education Act 1944]], this was changed to the current name.
The school opened in July [[1921]] as the '''Harrington and Trollope Secondary School''', named after [[Robert Harrington (philanthropist)|Robert Harrington]] and [[William Trollope]], local [[philanthropist]]s whose bequests are administered by [[Bourne United Charities]]. In [[1947]], following the [[Education Act 1944]], this was changed to the current name.

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Bourne Grammar School
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TypeGrammar voluntary controlled school
MottoVigila et Ora
(Watch and pray)
Established1921
Local authorityLincolnshire
Head teacherMr J P Maddox, MA
Staff70
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Enrollment951
Websitehttp://www.bourne-grammar.lincs.sch.uk

Bourne Grammar School is a co-educational selective state secondary school in Bourne, Lincolnshire. It is situated on South Road (A15). The school badge, derived from the Bourne Town Council (formerly Bourne UDC) Coat of Arms, is a shield with broad bands surmounted by three identical balls symmetrically placed, and it shares the town motto "Vigila et Ora", meaning "Watch and Pray" (The reference is Christ's injunction to His disciples in St. Matthew's Gospel 26:41).

The school opened in July 1921 as the Harrington and Trollope Secondary School, named after Robert Harrington and William Trollope, local philanthropists whose bequests are administered by Bourne United Charities. In 1947, following the Education Act 1944, this was changed to the current name.

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