Gravesend Grammar School has a long history of supporting the young people of Gravesend to strive to achieve their full potential. The school expects students to work hard to succeed academically but also provides opportunities to develop through an enriching extracurricular programme.
It's been a very busy week in the library, this little lot is just from this morning! It's lovely to see the boys getting into reading and enjoying their books. #boyswhoread #readingforpleasure #schoollibrary pic.twitter.com/amTXR369iP— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) April 18, 2024
@Gravesend_GS 18/04/2024
Congratulations and well done to GGS's Jess Goodwin who competed in the GB Deaf National Swimming Championships this weekend and came away with 8 Gold medals along with a trophy for best female swimmer. What an amazing achievement! pic.twitter.com/5M9vhmXgzu— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) April 8, 2024
@Gravesend_GS 8/04/2024
Thank you @piccadillypress and @ReadingAgency for sending us ten copies of #preyzone by Wilbur Smith, Keith Chapman, and Steve Cole to review. The students have them to read over Easter and will be writing reviews next term pic.twitter.com/E1DUScTVit— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) April 3, 2024
@Gravesend_GS 3/04/2024
CCF Royal Navy cadets took part in a training exercise run by the RN Engagement team (#rnengagement_ra) focused on a mock exercise similar to that conducted at Officer Training Level. Teamwork, leadership and communication were key. pic.twitter.com/4TArUxue9s— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) April 3, 2024
@Gravesend_GS 3/04/2024
Congratulations to GGS's Harry Croucher on his recent successes at the Kent Swimming Championships and at LAC. 1st for his age group in the 50m Breaststroke & 50m Free and 2nd in the 100m & 200m Breaststroke. Well done!— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) March 11, 2024
@Gravesend_GS 11/03/2024
Year 11 student celebrates the Spanish language and culture with a delve into Flamenco as part of the British Council's #CelebrateSpeaking #Spanish pic.twitter.com/YKiIZ4EeBI— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) February 29, 2024
@Gravesend_GS 29/02/2024
This was the returns pile from periods 1 and 2 on Monday morning but we've been so busy we're only posting now. There are some old favourites alongside the Roy of The Rovers graphic novels which are extremely popular right now. #boyswhoread #schoollibrary pic.twitter.com/DA3KZSgJLC— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) February 22, 2024
@Gravesend_GS 22/02/2024
GGS has its first girls rugby team and they started in fantastic fashion by winning their first match yesterday. Well done! pic.twitter.com/AMoVLTMbnE— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) February 9, 2024
@Gravesend_GS 9/02/2024
Two former GGS students take part in the England v Wales U20s Six Nations game tomorrow. Richard Whiffin, Head Coach Wales U20s, left GGS in 2001 & has had a prestigious rugby coaching career. Olamide Sodeke gets his 2nd cap in the 2nd row, having started against Italy last week. pic.twitter.com/pD4r4UbSYn— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) February 8, 2024
@Gravesend_GS 8/02/2024
A year 7 student is reading Loki A Bad God's Guide to Being Good and on page 195 he has come across the word 'exoperienced'. He is asking if it is a printing mistake or a made-up word. Can you help us @louiestowell? He loves the book by the way.— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) February 7, 2024
@Gravesend_GS 7/02/2024
Well done to the GGS hockey squads with 3 wins from their last 3 matches!— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) February 1, 2024
@Gravesend_GS 1/02/2024
Congratulations to the GGS Swimming Team on their recent success at the Kent Secondary Schools Swimming Championships. The team came joint second overall which is a fantastic achievement.Well done to all who took part.— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) January 17, 2024
@Gravesend_GS 17/01/2024
A really busy back to school in the library, and these returns were only up to 11 am! #boyswhoread #schoollibrary #readingforpleasure pic.twitter.com/J3N6F9pEpQ— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) January 4, 2024
@Gravesend_GS 4/01/2024
We wish all our students and their families and happy and relaxing Christmas and New Year break. We return to school on Wednesday, 3rd January, week 2.— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) December 19, 2023
@Gravesend_GS 19/12/2023
Thursday, 30th November is a non-uniform day. For a minimum donation of £1, students can wear their own clothes. All funds raised with go to the charity Movember which GGS has supported for many years.— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) November 29, 2023
@Gravesend_GS 29/11/2023
The students and staff have arrived safely in Cologne and are off to visit the cathedral and cafe for a German Frühstück.— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) November 24, 2023
@Gravesend_GS 24/11/2023
Congratulations to the GGS Y8 team who attended the STEM conference at Cobham Hall this week. They used their knowledge to research, design and make solutions to real-life engineering problems and won the competition! Well done boys!— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) November 24, 2023
@Gravesend_GS 24/11/2023
Congratulations to Kaylan who last week became a European Gold medalist in the age 13 kumite category and European Gold Medalist for age 13 team kumite. pic.twitter.com/fGvFcQO8ld— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) November 21, 2023
@Gravesend_GS 21/11/2023
We are so lucky! @ PuffinBooks selected GGS to review the hugely popular Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by @rickriordan We have ten copies for our year 7s to review and we think they're going to fly out of the door. Thank you @readingagency @camphalfblood pic.twitter.com/XApRVeE7an— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) November 15, 2023
@Gravesend_GS 15/11/2023
GYG (Gifted Young Gravesham) is a youth service that supports thousands of children and young people in Gravesham every year. Unfortunately, due to significant funding cuts it is at risk of closing.Please see the link to their crowdfunding page here: https://t.co/cIEy228yo3— Gravesend Grammar (@Gravesend_GS) November 13, 2023
We have no doubt that our Sixth Formers will go on to be the future leaders, movers and shakers in their chosen fields. A wide variety of opportunities are available to develop and demonstrate leadership skills and potential.