The Gryphon School

The Gryphon School was created from an amalgamation of three schools: Lord Digby's Girls School (1743–1992), Foster's Grammar School for Boys (1640–1992) and St Aldhelm's Secondary Modern School (1959–1992). This merger is not forgotten, and many students come to understand how their school was formed through a miniature history lesson provided in physical education lessons. This miniature history lesson ties in with the school's sporting competitiveness, and the names of the three merged schools and the new school name "The Gryphon School" still exist as sporting houses. Students are assigned a house as to which they are a part of during inter-house events such as rugby, football and…

Over recent years the school has been investing in the facilities in the school to make them better and more suited to the current student base of almost 1,600. Here is a list of the main projects the school has completed and what projects are planned for the near future on school facilities. The future plans for the school are to allow for the rapidly growing number of students in the school. They are also planned to replace the separate building that makes up the Geography and History department; which were only originally meant to be temporary buildings to house the growing number of students. As of 2016, the school is still trying to gain grants given by local authorities for the…