About Us
RGS is a leading independent, fully co-educational day school for students aged 7 -18 years (Years 3 to 13). We regularly lead all northern schools in national league tables and pride ourselves on academic excellence, a high level of pastoral support, involvement in a wide range of sports and other extra-curricular activities, and our commitment to bursaries and partnerships.
Prospective Families
Newcastle Royal Grammar School is the North East's leading Independent School.

Take a look through our website to find out more about why there's more to life at RGS!
Current Families
We understand that it is vital for you keep up to date with everything going on in school.

On these pages, you'll find everything you need to know about the day to day running of the RGS.
RGS Family
Being a member of the RGS is more than being a student at a school. It means being part of a family which includes current students, parents and staff, Old Novocastrians and the wider community.
Join Us
Want to join the RGS Family? There are plenty of ways you can get involved.
500
2025 marks 500 years since the founding legacy of the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle.

Explore our rich history, find out about our BIG birthday celebrations, and discover how you can be a part of our 500th anniversary.
- Our Foundations

ONA Magazine

Welcome to the ONA Magazine, charting the life and times of ONs outside (and sometimes back inside!) the Eskdale Terrace gates. Read the most recent edition or browse the back catalogue below.

First page of the PDF file: RGSONAIssue114_RGSGives

Browse our back issues

If you would like a printed copy of the latest magazine, please email the Development Office.

IN MEMORIAM

Click this link to read extended tributes and obituaries to ONs which have been featured in previous magazines.

ARTICLES

Below you will find ONA Magazine Extra. Enjoy reading contributions from the community, with recent additions such as ON Organ Memories, The Contested Ground of Dulce et Decorum Est and a Cartoon Conundrum!

RGS ORGAN CENTENARY - ISSUE 113/ AUTUMN 2023
CO-EDUCATION AT RGS - ISSUE 110/AUTUMN 2021