The Crypt School, Gloucester

The Crypt School
Established	1539
Type	Grammar School
Religious affiliation	None (Founded at St Mary de Crypt Church)
Headteacher	Jonathan Standen
Founders	John and Joan Cooke
Location	The Crypt School Podsmead, Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 5AE  England
LEA	Gloucestershire
Ofsted number	115755
Students	714
Gender	Male (Mixed in Sixth Form)
Ages	11 to 18
School colours	Maroon, (Gold)
Website	www.cryptschool.org

The Crypt School is a grammar school for boys with a mixed Sixth Form, located in the city of Gloucester, England, founded in 1539 by John and Joan Cooke. The original school was part of St Mary de Crypt church in Southgate St and the schoolroom can still be seen there. Later, the school moved to Greyfriars and in 1943, to its current site at Podsmead. Despite suffering problems in the 20th century with the school being closed for several years, hard work and better management steered the school back into existence and current education changes in Gloucestershire now ensure the survival of the Crypt as a grammar school.

Academic

The Crypt School has been awarded an 'Artsmark' Award by the Arts Council of England for the quality of provision in creative and performing arts.

As one of Gloucester's four grammar schools (two boys, two girls), the school's results are consistently high (particularly at GCSE level - with 97% gaining 5 A*-C passes).^{[citation needed]} The results at all levels exceed the national average and also the average of the Gloucester LEA.

At the end of every academic year pupils, staff and former Cryptians gather at Gloucester Cathedral for Founders Day, an evening when the school remembers its past and how the school was founded. The school is currently the oldest post of education in the city of Gloucester, having been running for 468 years.

The school has recently changed headmaster with effect from 1st September 2007, the former headmaster David Lamper served at the school for 7 years and enjoyed great success with improving facilities and exam results. The new headmaster, Jonathan Standon, was initiated at the school's annual prizegiving on 20th September 2007.

Students that were most successful in the last academic year for A-levels include Callum Hughes, Robert Biggar and Matthew Bullivant.

Miscellaneous

School Song - Carmen Cryptiense

Pio cantu celebremus
Scholam, pie memoremus
Conditores, quis debemus
Tot Musarum munera.
Laus Ioanni tribuenda,
Laus Ioannae concinenda.
Vivat schola Cryptiensis,
Vivat in perpetuum!

Stat per annos domus crescens
Fortiorque fit senescens,
Laeta prole revirescens
Dum labuntur saecula.
Viget prisca fide plena,
Viget nova spe serena.
Vivat schola Cryptiensis,
Vivat in perpetuum!

Noted Alumni

• Robin Day (1923-2000), journalist, broadcaster and political commentator.
• William Henley (1849-1903), poet and editor.
• H. D. F. Kitto, classicist.
• John Moore (1730-1805), Archbishop of Canterbury.
• Thomas Edward Brown (1830-1897), poet and scholar. (Former head-master).
• George Whitfield (1714-1770), a leader of the methodist movement.

External links

• The Crypt School Official Website
• Old Cryptians Club for former pupils and teachers.
• The London Old Cryptians Club

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