control. The school has been fully co-educational since 2018. Primary school In May 2018, the school announced plans to create a primary school, linked to the secondary school being built on the current Podsmead site. The new primary school would, unlike main school, be unselective and would be a free school. Facilities Facilities at the school include: Largest non-commercial stage in Gloucestershire Sixth Form Centre (also known as John and Joan Cooke Centre) Sports hall Modern Pavilion New Tennis and Netball courts as of 2019/20 3 full-size rugby pitches 2 football pitches 2 cricket fields (1 natural green, 1 artificial green) Anthony Iles Block (Formerly Engineering Block) Notable former pupils Alumni of the school are known as Old Cryptians. Religion Michael Wrenford Hooper, Bishop of Ludlow from 2002–9 John Moore (1730–1805), Archbishop of Canterbury John Paddock (b. 1951), Dean of Gibraltar (2008-) Robert Raikes (1736–1811), publisher and founder of Sunday School Movement George Whitefield (1714–1770), a leader of the Methodist movement James Frederick Wood, Archbishop of Philadelphia between 1860–83 James Roose-Evans, theatre director and priest Sports John Gordon A'Bear, international rugby union player with the British and Irish Lions, and Gloucester's youngest ever captain. Charlie Hannaford, England rugby union international Grahame Parker, cricketer Wayne Thomas, professional footballer (Doncaster Rovers) Percy Stout, England rugby union international Academia Ernest Baldwin, professor of biochemistry at University College London from 1950–69 Peter Bayley, professor of English at the University of St Andrews from 1978–85, and the first Principal of Collingwood College, Durham in 1972 Derek Brewer, professor of English at the University of Cambridge from 1983 to 1990, Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge from 1977 to 1990, and president of the English Association from 1982 to 1983 and 1987 tp 1990 Thomas Edward Brown (1830–1897), poet, scholar, and head-master H. D. F. Kitto, classicist and professor of Greek at the University of Bristol from 1944–62 Arts Capel Bond, organist Ian Dench, musician, best known as the guitarist from EMF Michael John Hurd, composer William Henley (1849–1903), poet and editor Anthony Calf, actor Politics Harold Collison, Baron Collison CBE, general secretary of the National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers from 1953–69 Robin Day (1923–2000), journalist, broadcaster and political commentator James Bruton, member of Parliament for Gloucester for the Unionist Party in 1918 and 1922 Other Ian Bailey Saajid Badat ,British terrorist School song 'Carmen Cryptiense', written in April 1926 with words by D. Gwynne