Past Pupils
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Harry Radford - On leaving TGPS he achieved a scholarship to Summer Fields School, Oxford (boys prep school.) Harry is now at Eton College and will be taking his GCSE's this summer.
India Radford - India spent a term in Sauveterre, Near Toulouse, France, learning French.
India went to Tudor Hall School from TGPS and has just taken part in an exchange scheme with a girl's day school in Toronto, Canada for half a term.
Katie Radford - Katie spent a term in Sauveterre, Near Toulouse, France, learing French. Katie also went to Tudor Hall School.
Jamie Radford - Jamie gained a scholarship to Summer Fields School, Oxford (boys prep school).
Alex Gordon - On leaving TGPS Alex joined Carres Gramar School, Sleaford. Alex has played tennis for the Boston A Mens Doubles & Mixed Doubles. He came 3rd in the County for Boys Under 14 doubles (summer 2010). Alex achieved a Level 5 for Leicester Tigers Rugby course. Alex is also part of the Lincolnshire Youth Concert Orchestra - Grantham String Orchestra - desk two and Sleaford strings - first desk. He has also been nominated for the Lincolnshire Chamber Orchestra for grades 7+.
Alex has also formed a band with three of his friends, they play anything from rock to folk music.
Oliver Bitowt is currently Head Boy at The King's Grammar School having recorded a remarkable 160 IQ genius score in the recent Mensa tests carried out at the school. He is taking the winter papers for his A levels in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and PE. He is planning to study Mathematical Sciences at Bath, Loughborough or Edinburgh University (choice not yet taken but offers held) while continuing his swimming.
He has continued his love of swimming and continues to swim at County, Regional and National level. He participated in both the British and Scottish Commonwealth Games Trials last spring. He is a member of the British Swimming Talent programme for Distance Freestyle and Open Water this year. He is also a Young Ambassador for Sport in Lincolnshire and a sponsored athlete on the Lincolnshire Elite Athlete Programme (LEAP).
Oliver was selected to swim at the UK School Games in September 2010 in the 100m Backstroke where he took the bronze medal. This year he has been re-selected to swim in the 2011 School Games in September in the 1500m Freestyle representing England Central against 3 other English regions, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
Oliver has qualified for the British Championships in Leeds in the 1500m in March 2013, and the Youth Nationals in Sheffield in July 2013 and is training hard towards those meets. He will be swimming in the BEST FEST Open Water festival in Majorca in the May half-term where he hopes to gain valuable experience in marathon swimming over 5, 7.5 and 10km distances.
Oliver was recently awarded the Lincolnshire Young Sportsman of the year award for 2012 and was reselected for the LEAP programme (Lincolnshire Elite Athletes Programme) for the 6th year. He has also recently been appointed Senior Boys Captain of Lincoln Vulcans Swimming Club where he has trained for 8 years since his days at Grantham Prep.
Owen Cooke - Owen will graduate on Friday from Emanuel College, Cambridge with a first class degree in medicine. He now has a further 4 years of training to do at Addenbrookes Hospital.
Alexander Boucher - Alexander finished his GCSE's two weeks ago having done 24 exams. He is seriously keen on becoming a Doctor, he will be taking part in work experience this summer at the local Doctor's surgery and Dove Cottage Hospice.
Caroline Boucher - Caroline has just finished her first year at Oakham and she is very happy there.
Both Alexander and Caroline are still mad keen on their equestrian activities, Caroline with her eventing and Alexander with Polo. Last summer Alexander was picked as one of 16 under eighteen year old's to play in a Young England squad and from there they selected 8 players to go to South Africa last October and he was one of them! A fantastic achievement.
Tom Worrall
Tom is in his second year at Birmingham doing Theoretical Physics.
Harry Worrall
Harry is in his AS year at the King's School, Grantham.
Aneurin Banfield
Aneurin Banfield, left Grantham Prep. in July 2008 to go on to grammar school, he has achieved a stunning distinction at Grade VIII with 96% on the Jazz Saxophone. Aneurin began lessons in Year Six at the Grantham Prep. School and has reached the top examination level in just 4 and half years. In 2010 he became the youngest member of the Lincolnshire Jazz and Rock Academy at fourteen years old and this summer travels to Austria as soprano saxophonist with the Lincolnshire Symphonic Wood Orchestra. Aneurin still regularly helps out with the Grantham Prep. School summer concerts, and this year returned with the King's School Soul Band to give workshops to some of our current talented crop.
Holly Sparks
Holly is to represent Lincolnshire in the School's Cross Country Championships in January and has also been selected for the Lincolnshire County Under 13 Badminton team.
Kate Landy
Following a 2 and a half hour long audition, Kate assed her audition to join "Youth Music Theatre UK" for one of their summer productions.
Kate will spend 2 weeks in August 2013 based at the Barbican Theatre in Plymouth rehearsing for their production of "Le Tabou" This is a huge accolade for Kate.
Paddy Langdale
Paddy has gained an All Round Scholarship at Radley College which he will commence in September 2013. Congratulations Paddy.