North Cestrian School

North Cestrian School, formerly North Cestrian Grammar School, is a free school in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England, for pupils aged between 11 and 18. North Cestrian is part of the Hamblin Educational Trust.

North Cestrian School
Address
Dunham Road Altrincham , Greater Manchester , WA14 4AJ England
Coordinates	53.38824°N 2.35593°W / 53.38824; -2.35593
Information
Type	Free secondary school[1]
Motto	"Delapsus resurgam" (When I fall I shall arise)
Established	1951
Founder	Walter Hamblin
Local authority	Trafford
Department for Education URN	143104 Tables
Headmaster	L. R. Bergin
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	748~
Colour(s)	Blue, Gold
Website	http://www.northcestrian.co.uk/

History

The school was opened in 1951 by Walter Hamblin, formerly headmaster of Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, with 26 pupils. In 2004, the library was named after him.

The school was originally to be named North Cheshire Grammar School, but this was not permitted by the county education authorities as the school was not government-owned. Hamblin therefore replaced "Cheshire" with its Latinised form "Cestrian"; this maintained the same "NCGS" initials already in place on some school equipment.

The school was originally an all-boys school but in September 2006 admitted its first girls. In 2008, it became fully co-educational.^[2]

Staff

In 2008, teacher David Bradley was awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours List for services to young people.^[3] Bradley retired in 2013 after an investigation into sexual misconduct recommended he be issued with a Prohibition Order.^[4]

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at North Cestrian Grammar School

• Devante Cole: English footballer^[5]
• Ian Crawford (astrobiologist)^[6]
• Francis French: author and space historian^{[citation needed]}
• Ezekiel Fryers: English footballer
• Kevin Godley: musician with 10cc;^[7] their song "I Wanna Rule The World", from the 1976 How Dare You! album and co-written by Godley, prominently features the school motto
• Kenji Gorré: Dutch footballer^[8]
• Nicholas (Nicky) Slater: ice dancer^[9]
• Fred Talbot: weather presenter^[10]