Bristol Grammar School is a mixed independent school, located in Clifton, Bristol, England, founded in 1532 by two brothers, Robert and Nicholas Thorne.
The school headmaster is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It is one of many member schools to have gone coeducational having first admitted girls in 1980.
The modern school is in three separate sections: the Infant and Junior School (ages 4–11), Senior School and Sixth Form.
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