THANK YOU FROM THE HEAD
Now in my second year at PGS I have had sufficient opportunity to see the impact that giving has on the school community. I have had the opportunity to meet with current and past students who have benefitted from your generosity and to learn directly from them about how it has transformed their lives, taking them to universities and into careers which they did not think were possible until they walked through the Arch. This does not happen by chance; it happens because of the generosity of people like you. Accordingly, I wanted to thank you for your support – it really does transform lives.
Last year in March we held our biggest Giving Day yet and raised £291,196 in support of bursaries. You may have noticed that we are not having one this year, but we will be back in 2025 when we will be celebrating 10 years of the William Smith Fund. I am enormously grateful for this support as it provided another substantial boost to our ability to offer bursaries.
Our focus on bursaries is coming even more sharply into focus given likely events later this year. The imposition of VAT on school fees will undoubtedly have an impact on many independent schools, PGS included. As a school that prides itself on being able to offer opportunities to all, especially local children, regardless of their ability to pay, it is something that concerns us. Therefore, we will be redoubling our efforts to increase the size of the William Smith Fund to ensure that future students will still be able to come to PGS and to have their lives transformed. Your ongoing support, therefore, is very much appreciated and is very important to seeing us achieve this aim.
We continue to work on upgrading our estate. We enjoy the fact that we sit in historic buildings, but they do come with their challenges! We are in the process of working on a number of projects which will help us move towards carbon neutrality in the future. As custodians of the present, it is important that we also make decisions now which will help the custodians of the future.
And speaking of the future, although a little way off, we are also starting to turn our attention to the School’s 300th anniversary in 2032. Who would have thought that William Smith’s vision three centuries ago would have resulted in a school which now proudly sits amongst the best in the country, educating local children to a high level? And yet, we remain true to his sense of service, opening our doors whenever we can to the local community and sending out our students every Monday to work with local schools, charities, and other organisations. We aim to live up to every part of our proud name: The Portsmouth Grammar School.
Thank you for all that you do to make that possible.
David Wickes, HeadYOUR GENEROSITY IN 2023
Total amount raised in 2023:
706
DONORS
164 NEW DONORS
£585,646
GivingDayraised
£291,196 from donors based in 14 different countries
Telephone Campaign
11 student callers
Over 500 conversations with OPs and Parents
Over 150 donations
Almost £70,000 raised for bursaries
£171,500 from gifts people left in their will
Over £497,000 donated to bursaries
YOUR IMPACT
REUBEN, YEAR 13 PUPIL
Having a bursary and being able to attend PGS has had a huge impact on my ife, and has helped to shape my future in more ways than I can imagine. chers have been a great help in challenging me and pushing me to develop my ts and choose my degree course.
e of the curriculum, my bursary has provided me with so many opportunities to p myself, such as completing my bronze and silver Duke of Edinburgh awards, ng a two week trip canoeing through Scotland for my Gold award.
The CCF has been an amazing chance to experience military life, from the weekly drill nights to developing my teaching skills working with younger cadets. The CCF has also been helpful to me in my application to join the Royal Navy on an engineering scholarship. I have always been amazed at the number of cocurricular activities that the school offers, from the fascinating history society talks to the incredible music department, along with my house, helping me to progress my skills on the drums. Overall my bursary and place at PGS have allowed my Sixth Form experience to be some of what I’m sure will be the most rewarding and memorable years of my life, and ones which I will be able to look back on with pride.
ANDREI, YEAR 13 PUPIL
Although my parents knew of PGS, they were not planning on sending me secondary school as they could not afford it. However, the headteacher o primary school convinced them to have me take the entrance exam just in case I bursary place, and I did!
The quality of teaching and overall environment at PGS is great and has allowed learn all subjects to a high standard. The biggest thing that PGS has helped me the enormous support they provide for university applications. Due to this help, I offer from Oxford for Mathematics and Computer Science; I am not convinced t would have happened if I had not come to PGS.
DULCIE, OP 2022
Without significant bursarial support, I would never have been able to access the extraordinary opportunities that come with a Portsmouth Grammar School education.
Throughout my time at PGS, I was aware of how privileged I was to experience such an array of inspiring teachers and excellent facilities. When I was not being challenged in the classroom, my weeks were filled with various co-curricular activities, including drama, writing for Portsmouth Point and even a spell in the RAF, all of which was underpinned by an outstanding level of commitment from staff members. The thing I am most grateful for is the confidence that was instilled in me. I was invited to have great ambition, by teachers who were willing to invest time and energy into my academic passions. I was always made to feel that my thoughts and opinions were worth sharing, and felt supported in my every aspiration. The level of dedication that my teachers demonstrated during my university application is something that I will never forget. Whether through practice interviews, subject meetings, streams of emails or just a simple chat, the Sixth Form staff were tireless in their efforts to equip me with both the knowledge and self-belief to succeed. Without their constant encouragement and reassurance, I may never have gained an offer to study at an institution as prestigious as Oxford.
I am so pleased that PGS is providing financial support to more pupils from a lower socio-economic background, and hope that their time at the school will prove to be as formative as my own.
There are many ways in which you can support The William Smith Fund. For more information, please turn to pages 8-9.
GEORGE, OP 2013
PGS gave me some of the happiest and most exciting years of my life so far. As well as enjoying countless opportunities to indulge my love of music, I was encouraged to throw myself into drama, journalism, hockey and even teaching French to six-year-olds!
It was a particular privilege to serve as Head Boy in my final year, with its unique combination of challenges and rewards.
I remember having such fun learning from inspiring teachers of English, History and French (amongst others!); however, I was most captivated by science. This led me to medical school and now a clinicalacademic career that lets me marry my interests in clinical psychiatry and neuroscience research. I’m currently based at UCL, where I am preparing a clinical PhD application, having recently completed a yearlong research fellowship at King’s and Imperial. I am sure that none of this would have happened if I had not attended PGS for five great years. I will always be grateful to those who support bursaries at PGS, without your support I would not have been able to attend this remarkable school.
HABINA, OP 2021
The opportunities I had at PGS were invaluable and have helped me become the person I am today. The experienced staff always pushed me to be the most ambitious version of myself, a supportive pastoral care system made me feel safe and nurtured at school, and the resources available allowed me to flourish academically.
My love for learning and passion for architecture was nurtured at PGS, which continued into my university studies and work placement. This year I begin at an international architecture firm that has inspired me since my days at PGS. I have grown to appreciate the long-term benefits and connections that PGS has provided, which wouldn’t have been possible without receiving a bursary.
WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PORTSMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Gift Aid - make your gift go even further
Give a one-off or regular gift by setting up a direct debit securely online - visit: www.connect.pgs.org.uk/ supportus
Call the Development Office
on 023 9268 1392 and donate by debit or credit card
Gift Aid is a government-funded initiative which helps charities by returning to them the tax that their donors have already paid on their income. It can increase the impact of your giving by 25%, at no cost to you.
If you are a UK taxpayer and have paid an amount of income tax or capital gains tax in that tax year at least equal to the sum that we can reclaim on your donation(s), please contact us for a Gift Aid declaration form, or call us to make an oral declaration.
Donate from the USA
PGS is an Approved Institution of the British Schools and Universities Foundation in New York (BSUF). USbased donors wishing to support the school are invited to make a donation to BSUF, naming ‘The Portsmouth Grammar School’ as their preferred institution. BSUF passes on 100% of the value of all gifts in sterling, without making any deductions for administration or other services. The donor will then benefit from certain tax deductions in the USA. Find out more at www.bsuf.org.
Give your time
Send a cheque made payable to The Portsmouth Grammar School, and post to Development Office, PGS, High Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2LN
Additional tax relief is available to anyone who pays above the basic rate. Further details can be found online at www.gov.uk/donatingto-charity/gift-aid.
£100 Gift Aid
£125 --->
You can also make an impact by volunteering your time. In 2023; 30 OPs assisted with mock interviews and careers conventions
41 OPs gave a talk to pupils
382 OPs volunteered to be mentors
Please get in touch with the Development Office if you are able to support us in this way.
LEAVING A LEGACY
From the date of its foundation in 1732, PGS has benefitted enormously from gifts in wills. In Dr William Smith’s final will, written just two days before his death in 1732, he instructed that his gift of land be used to establish a grammar school in the city.
That one act of forward-thinking generosity transformed the opportunities available to children in the city that he loved.
The school has been extremely fortunate to benefit from numerous other legacies since - providing generous bursaries and creating many of the facilities that are familiar to us today.
For many people, leaving a gift in their will enables them to be more generous than is possible during their lifetime.
Tax information
Supporting a charity through your will can help reduce the inheritance tax burden on your family or others named in your will. The current inheritance tax threshold is £325,000 with tax paid at 40% on the remainder of your estate.
Any legacy gift to charity is free from inheritance tax, income tax, and capital gains tax. In addition, if you leave at least 10% of your estate to charity, the inheritance tax due on the balance is reduced to 36%.
We understand that you will want to look after your loved ones first, but if you decide to leave a gift to The Portsmouth Grammar School in your will, we promise to use your gift wisely and effectively.
Professional advice
We strongly advise anyone making or updating a will to seek independent advice from a solicitor. If you are thinking of leaving a gift to the school, here is some sample wording that you might wish to use:
“
I give to The Portsmouth Grammar School (registered charity number 1063732) either x% of the residue of my estate or the sum of £... and would like my donation to be used by the school for its general charitable purposes. ”
Any gift, small or large, will make a significant difference.
Letting us know your intentions
We appreciate that making a will is a sensitive and highly personal matter, but should you decide to leave a gift to the school, we would love the opportunity to thank you properly during your lifetime.
Informing us of your plans will also give us the opportunity to fully understand your wishes, and ensure that we carry them out as intended.
You can let us know by contacting Alice Larden, Development Director at a.larden@pgs.org.uk or on 02392 364248.
A gift in one ’ s will represents a wonderful chance to give another young boy or girl the opportunity that they might otherwise not have - a wonderful stepping stone into the next phase of their lives
PGS IN THE COMMUNITY
Patron of
Interacted with
1680 pupils from other schools on music projects and concerts
500 pupils involved in correspondence with Kikaaya College, Uganda
Education partner of
£5000 Over
DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD
173 pupils completing Bronze, Silver and Gold
Working in partnership with
131 pupils volunteering 2850 hours across 12 organisations as part of the Community, Action, Workplace project
1000 Almost junior school pupils from Hampshire taking part in tournaments at PGS raised for local and international charities
19 local organisations using PGS facilities
Proud partner of
77 events in the city Held
170CCFCadets taking part in city-wide services
THANK YOU
We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who generously donated to The Portsmouth Grammar School in 2023. Your support plays a vital role in advancing our mission and shaping the future of our students. Thank you for your kindness and dedication to our school community.
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