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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Henry Walker & Ravi Prasad
Both Henry and Ravi continue to enjoy life in Singapore, which is a melting pot of different cultures, food and people. The island nation [...]
Andrew Devine
"It’s also given me the opportunity to meet some incredible people and to work on special projects like developing new TV shows for young [...]
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 [...]
Anita Singh
"I was totally thrilled to hear about it. My mum still sends me ‘The Old Bradfordian’ magazine. She’ll want to get a few copies [...]
Omar Bahadhur
"Don't be afraid to fail, experiment of reach out for help. Know your strengths and weaknesses." Meet Omar Bahadhur OLD BRADFORDIAN (2014) FEATURED [...]
Alex Brearley
“It was just a really supportive atmosphere amongst all my teachers. There was a feeling that you could do whatever you want to do, [...]
Abby-Mae Parkinson
“For me, a leading lady has to be someone who is really adaptable to change. My coach is amazing and has had to adapt [...]
Jaya Krishna
“I think a lot of changes have been made which are for the better but despite there being more women in the world, most [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Martha O’Sullivan
“Everything you do at BGS is for a reason. You will take bits of every teacher, every friend, every experience and every department with [...]
Megan Kinsey
“As a pupil at BGS, I was inspired by my teachers and other pupils to realise how important education is. Both as a teacher [...]
Tejvan Pettinger
“The climate encouraged students to think for themselves, read beyond the syllabus and also learn to respect people with different opinions or cultural backgrounds.” [...]
Dan Scarborough
“The whole experience at BGS gave me a fantastic grounding for life after school. It made me realise that you have to work hard [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]