In 1574, Richard Pate founded his Schola Grammatica and a hospital or almshouse ‘for six old poor people'. A very special 450th anniversary tea party … More...

The Year 7 450th Anniversary History Activity day at the end of the Summer term comprised the winning combination of learning, exercise, fresh air and… More...

Staff and students always find themselves in a whirlwind of activity in the last few weeks of the Summer term as a path is cleared for House Drama! More...

To celebrate 450 years since Richard Pate founded Pate's Grammar School, a concert with pupils from The Richard Pate School and Pate's took place at t… More...

'That Which is Hidden' was commissioned to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the foundation of Pate's Grammar School in 1574. The composer, Esme Adac… More...

In our school's 450th anniversary year, we are so pleased that alumnus Ken Walter celebrates his own anniversary in 2024 - it's 80 years since he star… More...

The 1914 Patesian takes a deep dive into the history of the School Arms and Colours. More...

This October, sixty years after their first day at PGSG, Yvonne and other members of 1R will be attending their 60th Anniversary Reunion at Pate's. We… More...

2024 marks the 450th anniversary of the founding of Pate's. Headteacher, Dr James Richardson, shares his thoughts about reaching this milestone year. More...

PGSG alumna Fiona Sampson, looks back to her days at Albert Road and remembers Miss Mackaness, her inspirational Music teacher. More...

The enthusiasm of the Refectory staff turned the idea of a Tudor Banquet into reality. They laid on a delicious spread fit for a Queen (Elizabeth) plu… More...

It was an exciting opportunity for the school's archivists to visit Corpus Christi College, Oxford to look over documents and artefacts relevant to Pa… More...

A delve into the 2013 edition of Pate's Progress, tells us about our founder Richard Pate and the origin of our School Arms and Colours. More...

We recently asked for any Pate's alumni published authors to make themselves known to us for a 450th anniversary project. We were thrilled by the resp… More...

There will be many alumnae who will remember the German teacher, Mrs Plowman, affectionately known as Frau Plow. In the 1985 school magazine, she look… More...

In 1974, two CGS Sixth Formers took on the weighty responsibility of joint editors of a very special quatercentenary edition of the CGS magazine, The … More...

Sir Robert Hunt, CGS alumnus, worked for the Dowty Group for 51 years. We are delighted to share the speech given by his daughter, Lady Heywood, at th… More...

Our first featured article to be published as part of our 450th anniversary celebrations is 'Diary of a Schoolgirl in the Year 2024' from the 1924 PGS… More...