Old Bradfordian Stories

Find out more about what our Old Bradfordians think of Bradford Grammar School and what they have been up to since leaving school.

2021-05-21T10:43:14+00:00

Simon Peel

It is now 50 years since Simon started learning geography with Mr Eggleston and then with other teachers, including Mr Parker at O-Level. He [...]

2021-05-21T10:03:38+00:00

Yuan Yang

Yuan Yang has been working in Beijing for the past four years, where she is now the deputy bureau chief of the ‘Financial Times’. [...]

2021-05-21T09:45:51+00:00

Lila Palmer

Anglo-American Lila Palmer has been bouncing back and forth between North America and the UK her whole life. Meet Lila Palmer OLD BRADFORDIAN [...]

2021-05-21T08:45:44+00:00

Ian Walker

"It was challenging to construct a physics department from scratch, but I reflect that BGS helped me to be able to just ‘get on [...]

2021-02-24T09:59:00+00:00

Helen Haigh

“There’s always going to be pauses in women’s careers if they have children but that’s not to say they can’t come back afterwards and [...]

2021-02-24T10:07:37+00:00

Will Baugh

"Having a creative mind and the technical knowledge to be able to fabricate an idea, gives a sense of freedom that can be truly [...]

2021-02-24T10:12:27+00:00

Fred Wood

“It was a happy time and the School had a wonderful atmosphere, despite the post-war difficulties, with rationing going on into the early fifties.” [...]

2021-02-24T10:10:23+00:00

Hamish Irvine

“It’s all the extracurricular activities that have inspired me to join different clubs at Leeds University through a close collaboration with Leeds College of [...]

2021-02-24T10:18:29+00:00

Matt Celaire

“Having a bursary at BGS made me value education that much more and really gave me motivation to maximise my potential.” Meet Matt [...]