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Following on from the publication of A Level results last week, it was the turn of Year 12 pupils at Limavady Grammar School this week to experience the nervous wait for their GCSE results. However, nerves were quickly dispelled as pupils at the Grammar School achieved another excellent set of results this year. Over 95% of all pupils achieved seven … Read More

In April, students participated in the UK Supreme Court’s ‘Ask a Justice’ programme for the first time. This educational outreach project enables students from anywhere in the UK (outside of London) to engage in dialogue with one of the twelve Supreme Court Justices. In other words – a virtual Q & A session with one of the most senior judges … Read More

Staff and pupils in Limavady Grammar School are celebrating this week after being named ‘Overall Winner for Best School in Northern Ireland’ at the Families First Education Awards held on Saturday night in the Titanic Centre, Belfast. At the gala event, the school came first in the ‘Best School in Co Derry/Londonderry’ category, before progressing to the NI final where … Read More

On 29th March 2023, Year 13 and 14 Maths, Physics and Software Systems Development pupils were given a fantastic opportunity to attend a lecture on the Standard Model of Particle Physics by Professor Alan Barr, a leading particle physicist from the University of Oxford. Professor Barr, originally from Ballymoney, returned home to Limavady Grammar School to inspire the next generation … Read More

On Sunday 30th April, 13 students and 7 staff travelled to Belfast, to take part in the Belfast City Marathon Relay event. Also in our number was Miss Craig who was completing the whole marathon! This is our 10th year taking part in the event and this year £2250 has been raised in sponsorship to support aid efforts in Ukraine, … Read More

We are delighted to be able to share with you some examples of our Year 8 pupils’ creative writing. Year 8 have been developing their understanding and use of literary techniques. The extracts below taken from short stories about memories showcase excellent work from some of our students. Well done Year 8! It was a crisp winter day and I … Read More

In September of last year Limavady Grammar School were one of only 5 schools in Northern Ireland invited to be part of a pilot project run by the Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) in conjunction with the School of Chemistry at Queen’s University Belfast. The project on ‘Ionic Liquids- towards greener fragrances’ aimed to give students an opportunity to … Read More

Year 13 & 14 Mock Exams will run from Monday 23 January until Thursday 26 January (inclusive).   Pupils are granted study leave during the mock exam period and only have to come into school to sit exams.  Please download the timetable via the link below.  

Every year the Art and Design Department hold a Christmas card competition for the year 9 pupils. They were asked to complete a design based on a landscape, using the skills that they had been developing in art and design. As every year the pupils could not wait to get started. Bursting with excitement the pupils started with their sketch … Read More