Tadcaster Grammar School - Houses

Houses

These Houses, in to which the pupils of Tadcaster Grammar School are divided, are as follows:

  • Oglethorpe House - Named after Owen Oglethorpe, Bishop of Carlisle and founder of the school in 1557. Green
  • Dawson House - Named after Dawson's Girls' School, with which Tadcaster Grammar School was merged. Yellow
  • Fairfax House - Named after English Civil War commander-in-chief and alumnus Thomas Fairfax. Blue
  • Calcaria House - Named after the Roman name for Tadcaster Red
  • Toulston House - Named after school building Toulston Lodge, former residence of Oliver Cromwell. Orange
  • Wharfe House - Named after the River Wharfe, which runs through Tadcaster. Purple

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