Motto
The school motto, which is incorporated in the school badge (apart from that signifying the sixth form), is 'Tant que je puis', which is Old French, and means 'As much as I can'. It was taken from the Uvedale family, because Dr. Robert Uvedale was master from 1664 to 1676.
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