Bourne Grammar School

Bourne Grammar School is a co-educational selective state secondary school in Bourne, Lincolnshire. The school has been awarded Arts College Status. It is situated on South Road (A15). It was also awarded Academy status in January 2012, although it retains its former name. The school badge is a white shield with two green bars above which are three green discs: an escutcheon argent with two bars vert and three pommes in the chief. The heraldry is derived from that of the Bourne Town Council (formerly Bourne UDC), which in turn, is based on the arms of the Wake family, medieval lords of the Manor of Bourne. The school shares the town motto "Vigila et Ora", meaning "Watch and Pray". The reference is Christ's injunction to His disciples in...