house competitions are run throughout the academic year and culminate in the award of the Midland Bank Cup, for overall winners. Uniform Leicester Grammar School pupils are obliged to wear a basic school uniform. Leicester Grammar School also issues an obligatory uniform for sports and physical education lessons. Boys Male sixth form pupils are able to wear suits and ties as long as they are deemed presentable to the public, Pupils in lower years must wear navy blue blazers, white shirts and charcoal trousers, with a tie embossed with the school emblem. Girls Female pupils in the sixth form are able to wear smart clothes, including suits, as long as they are deemed presentable to the public, Pupils in lower years must wear a skirt in the school tartan, a white blouse and a navy blue blazer similar to those worn by the boys. House jumpers Pupils in years below the sixth form are expected to wear a house jumper- a V-necked jumper with a line of colour (of their respective house) running around the neckline. These are Dukes - Red, Judges - Blue, Masters - Yellow and VCs - Green. Local ties The school is closely linked with Leicester Grammar Junior School, for which the Leicester Grammar School Trust was given responsibility in 1992 by the Sisters of Charity of St. Paul, based in Selly Park, Birmingham Leicester Grammar School has retained its link to Leicester Cathedral despite a significant presence of pupils from other faiths in the school. Choir rehearsals, School Foundation Day and Christmas services were held in the cathedral, as well as most daily school assemblies; however since the relocation these are held in the St Nicholas Hall. Old Leicestrians Former pupils of Leicester Grammar School are known as Old Leicestrians. Harry Ellis, a former rugby player for the Leicester Tigers and England. Harry Thacker, a rugby player for Leicester Tigers. James Oldfield, an opera singer. Luke Abraham, a rugby player for the Leicester Tigers and has represented England U18 and England U21. Sarah Teather, a British politician who was the Member of Parliament for Brent East. Paolo Odogwu, a rugby player for Sale Sharks. Avish Patel, a first-class cricketer See also Loughborough Endowed Schools Leicester Guildhall References 2011 Inspectors Report – http://www.leicestergrammar.org.uk/lgs/aboutus/generalinformation/inspectionreport External links Leicester Grammar School homepage, A map of the Guildhall Conservation area, including the former Leicester Grammar School site, Leicester Grammar School's