Adams' Grammar School, Grant Maintained Selective day and boarding School, is a state school with no tuition fees.
TEACHER/PUPIL RATIO: 1:16 (excluding extra music and boarding staff)
WIDE RANGE OF ACADEMIC COURSES and EXCELLENT ACADEMIC RECORD. 93% pass rate at GCSE (A-C grades) and 90% pass rate at A-Level. 98%+ go to degree courses.
MANY NEW FACILITIES: Technology and Science Centre (1992), Drama Studio (1993), Refurbished Library, Resources Centre and Careers Room (1994), new IT and Maths Centre (1995), New Modern Languages Lab (1996), Music Recording Studio (1996), New CAD/CAM equipment (1996).
GAINED TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE STATUS IN 1996 - with this, 60 new computers and fibre optic network linking all the school's computers.
JUNIOR BOARDING HOUSE at Longford Hall in 125 acres of sports fields and woodland with its own fishing lake. SENIOR BOARDING in main school site. Excellent accommodation with a high staff to pupil ratio ensuring strong pastoral care. A variety of activities and outdoor pursuits organised for boarders.
EXCELLENT SPORTING RECORD AND FACILITIES: 5 Rugby pitches, 2 Hockey pitches, 2 Cricket squares, swimming pool, tennis courts, gym, athletics track, extensive wooded grounds for cross-country. Many pupils have represented at County, Regional and National Levels.
MUSIC TRADITION: Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Marching Band, Jazz Group, Pop Groups, Ensembles and Choir - Annual Music Festival.
WIDE RANGE OF EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Combined Cadet Force, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Fencing, Outdoor pursuits, Young Enterprise, Societies, Drama and Public Speaking.
STRONG INTERNATIONAL LINKS: Trips abroad, annual exchanges and ski-ing trip, CCF trips abroad, sporting tours abroad.
STRONG HOUSE SYSTEM with many inter-house competitions.
Easy access by road via M6, M54 and A41; by rail (nearest stations Stafford and Telford) and by air (nearest airports Manchester and Birmingham).
Entrance by selection tests mainly at 11+, but also 12+, 13+ and Sixth Form.
