Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Ermysted's Grammar School is a LEA-funded selective boys' Grammar School in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, with an enrollment of over 800 pupils.It was founded by Peter Toller in the 15th century and is the seventh oldest state school in Britain. The first official record of the school was seen in Peter Toller's will in 1492; the school records its establishment as the same year.The motto of the school is \"Suivez La Raison\", French for \"follow the truth\". The school operates a house system with inter-house competition in sports, and an annual house quiz held around Christmas. The four houses—Toller, Ermysted, Petyt, and Hartley—are named after key figures in the school's history. Whilst the school operated a boarding house, its boarders were members of School House which, in later years, was affiliated with Ermysted House for the purposes of inter-house competition.The A-level results of 2006 officially placed it as the best school in Yorkshire, ranking higher than fee-paying schools, and amongst the top 25 nationally. In 2008, it was reported that the school achieved the best Yorkshire state-school A-level exam results.In 2007 the school came 76th in the top 100 UK schools in terms of Oxbridge admissions.The current headmaster is Graham Hamilton; his predecessor, Thomas Ashworth, retired at the end of the 2007-2008 school year."@en }
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- Ermysteds_Grammar_School abstract "Ermysted's Grammar School is a LEA-funded selective boys' Grammar School in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, with an enrollment of over 800 pupils.It was founded by Peter Toller in the 15th century and is the seventh oldest state school in Britain. The first official record of the school was seen in Peter Toller's will in 1492; the school records its establishment as the same year.The motto of the school is \"Suivez La Raison\", French for \"follow the truth\". The school operates a house system with inter-house competition in sports, and an annual house quiz held around Christmas. The four houses—Toller, Ermysted, Petyt, and Hartley—are named after key figures in the school's history. Whilst the school operated a boarding house, its boarders were members of School House which, in later years, was affiliated with Ermysted House for the purposes of inter-house competition.The A-level results of 2006 officially placed it as the best school in Yorkshire, ranking higher than fee-paying schools, and amongst the top 25 nationally. In 2008, it was reported that the school achieved the best Yorkshire state-school A-level exam results.In 2007 the school came 76th in the top 100 UK schools in terms of Oxbridge admissions.The current headmaster is Graham Hamilton; his predecessor, Thomas Ashworth, retired at the end of the 2007-2008 school year.".