Colyton Grammar School

About the School

Colyton Grammar School was established in 1546 "for the goodly and virtuous education of children forever”. Today, Colyton Grammar School continues to be a non-fee paying, high performing school for academically able boys and girls.

The school goal is to create excellence through intellectual curiosity and creativity and to enable all students to thrive as they take their next steps into the world of university and the workplace.

The school values and mission have not really altered from those of the Tudor founders in that Colyton Grammar School want the young men and women to be people of great principle, integrity and character who are equipped to become the future leaders of their community.

The School has a reputation for academic success and the overwhelming majority of students progress to the most highly selective universities and places of learning in the UK including Oxford, Cambridge and the Royal College of Music.

School success is built on high expectations, hard work and the fact that they are an inclusive school built on meritocracy. Colyton Grammar School are a school for every academically able child regardless of social-economic background, ethnicity or gender, with additional support and bursaries where they are needed.