Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys

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Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys was a former selective secondary school in Leicester, England, noted for its strong academic reputation and distinguished alumni, including broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough.


Statements (33)
Predicate Object
instanceOf former school
grammar school
selective secondary school
city Leicester
country United Kingdom
educationalStage secondary education
educationSystem English grammar school system
genderAdmissionPolicy boys
hasAlumniInField acting
broadcasting
natural history
science
hasNotableFeature academic tradition
distinguished alumni
hasReputationFor strong academic performance
university preparation
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn East Midlands
England
Leicester
namedAfter William Wyggeston
notableAlumnus C. P. Snow
David Attenborough
J. W. P. Hirschfeld
Norman Porch
Richard Attenborough
operatedAs selective boys' grammar school
region Leicestershire
schoolType day school
state-funded school
selectionMethod academic selection
status defunct
successorInstitution Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
David Attenborough
educatedAt

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