This is a list of the historical coats of arms or 'full heraldic achievements' of English primary and secondary education schools, grouped by region, as granted by the College of Arms or adopted by custom and practice. For some schools, the full heraldic achievement (shield, crest, mantling and sometimes also supporters and motto) is displayed; for others just the escutcheon (shield) is shown.
East of England Image Details Aldenham, assumed (adopted arms of the school's founder Richard Platt) Escutcheon: Or, fretty sable plattée Crest: A demi-lion rampant proper holding in the paws a plate Motto: In God Is All Our Trust Bedford, assumed (adopted arms of the school's benefactor William Harpur) Escutcheon: Azure, on a fess between three eagles displayed or, a fret between two martlets of the first, impaling, on the dexter side chequy or and azure, a fess argent fretty gules bezanté and on the sinister, per chevron gules and argent, three trefoils slipped, counterchanged, on a chief of the second three martlets of the first. Crest: On a wreath of the colours [Or and Azure], an eagle wings expanded Azure, perched upon a crescent Or, the latter charged in the centre with a fret and on either side with a martlet, all Azure Motto: Floreat Schola Bedfordiensis (May Bedford School Flourish) Bedford Modern assumed (adopted from arms of William Harpur) Escutcheon: Azure, on a fess or between three eagles displayed of the last, a fret between two martlets of the first. Crest: On a wreath of the colours, a demi-eagle displayed or, charged on the breast with a fret azure. Motto: Floreat Bedfordia (May Bedford flourish) Berkhamsted, adopted arms of the school's founder John Incent Escutcheon: Per pale dexter gules two swords in saltire points upwards proper, in the centre chief point the letter " D " impaling sinister argent, on a bend gules a naked man holding in his dexter hand above his head a (? wreath or wrestling collar), and in the dexter chief point a duck, all proper. Motto: Virtus laudata crescit (Greatness Increases with Praise")
Note: in 2008 the school revised its emblem Boston Grammar, adopted from the former arms of the borough of Boston Escutcheon: Sable, three crowns paly Or Motto: Floreat Bostona (May Boston flourish) Bourne Grammar, Lincolnshire, interpreted from the arms of John Wake Escutcheon: Gules, two bars Or, in chief three bezants. Motto: Vigila et Ora (Watch and pray) Brentwood, granted 19 July 1957. Escutcheon: Gules, a chevron between three lions' gambs erased and a bordure Argent, in the honour point a fleur-de-lys Or, on a chief also Argent an eagle displayed looking to the sinister Sable, beaked and legged and anciently crowned gold (Browne), impaling Quarterly, first and fourth Argent, a chevron Gules between three lions' faces Sable (Farington), second Gules three pierced cinquefoils Argent, (Farington), third Argent a cross engrailed Sable between four torteaux (Clayton); the whole within a bordure Gules. Motto: Virtue, Learning, Manners
The arms are adopted from those of the school's founder Anthony Browne. Brentwood Ursuline Convent, granted 2 September 1964 Escutcheon: Azure, two lilies argent, seeded Or, slipped vert, in base an antique lamp Or, enflamed argent; on a chief gules a dove volant affronty gold. Crest: On a wreath of the colours, In front of three arrows, one in pale and two in saltire azure, barbs downward and argent, a cross formy Or charged with a rose gules barbed and seeded proper. Mantled azure, doubled Or. Motto: Duty Bungay, adopted at unknown date (interpretation of arms of founder Lionel Throckmorton) Escutcheon: Sable, on a chevron argent three bars Gules. Motto: Clarior Usta Rogo (I beseech thee to burn more brightly) Colchester Royal Grammar, adopted from the civic arms of Colchester at unknown date Escutcheon: Argent a cross raguly, couped proper, the arms joined in fylfot, between two ducal coronets in chief or the bottom part of the cross enfiled with a ducal coronet of the last, beneath each coronet a nail of the first, that in base piercing the cross. Motto: Vitae Corona Fides (Faith is the Crown of Life) Culford, granted 10 May 1937 Escutcheon: Argent, on a cross Azure three crowns Or in fess and two escallops of the first in pale, in the first quarter a lion rampant reguardant of the second. Crest: On a wreath Argent and Azure, a book Argent edged Or ensigned with a crown Proper. Motto: Viriliter Agite, Estote Fortes (Quit ye like men, be strong) Davenant Foundation, Loughton, granted 9 November 1961 Escutcheon: Gules, three escallops between seven cross crosslets fitchee, three, one, two, and one, argent, within a bordure of the same charged with eight lows of flame proper. Crest: On a wreath argent, gules and sable, A lymphad sable, pennons and flags flying gules, at the masthead a beacon enflamed proper, the sail charged with the Arms. Motto: Nurturing mind, body and spirit Felixstowe (closed 1994), granted 19 November 1954 Escutcheon: Gules, a cross patonce argent between in the first quarter a pelican proper, in the second a garb Or, in the third a cinquefoil gold, and in the fourth a falcon also proper. Crest: On a wreath of the colours, In front of an open book proper, bound sable, a lion rampant Or. Motto: Fide Constantia (Faith and Constancy) Felsted, granted 12 April 1963 Escutcheon: Gules, a chevron between three crosses botonny Or. Motto: Garde Ta Foy (Keep Faith)
Adopted arms of the school's founder Richard Rich Framlingham, granted 5 September 1967 Escutcheon: Azure, a chevron between three antique crowns argent, each enfiled with two arrows in saltire Or. Crest: On a wreath of the colours, Out of an antique crown, between two branches of olive fructed or, a chestnut horse's head proper. Motto: Studio Sapientia Crescit (Wisdom grows with study) Gresham's, Holt, Norfolk, adopted with a formal grant (version of John Gresham's arms) 16 December 1955 Escutcheon: a) Fishmongers Company: Azure, three dolphins embowed in pale between two pairs of sea luces saltirewise proper crowned or on a chief gules six keys in three saltires ward ends upwards of the second. b) Version of John Gresham's arms: Argent, a chevron ermines between three pierced mullets sable; on a chief gules a dolphin naiant also argent, ducally crowned Or, between on the dexter and sinister two keys in saltire, wards upwards and outwards, gold. Crest: a) Fishmongers Company: On a wreath argent and sable, Two cubit arms, the dexter vested Or cuffed azure, the sinister azure cuffed Or, the hands argent holding an Imperial Crown proper. Mantled on the dexter side gules, doubled Or, on the sinister side azure, doubled argent. b) Version of John Gresham's arms: On a wreath argent and sable, A grasshopper proper supporting a key erect Or, wards to the sinister. Motto: All Worship Be To God Only
The school uses two escutcheons one being the arms of the Fishmongers' Company and the other a version of those of the founder John Gresham Haberdashers', Elstree, adopted arms of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers granted 1446 Escutcheon: Nebuly argent and azure, on a bend gules a lion passant guardant or Crest: On a helm, on a wreath argent and azure, issuant out of the clouds two naked arms holding a laurel garland proper Supporters: Two Goats of India argent, flecked gules, armed and unguled or Motto: Serve and Obey Haileybury and Imperial Service, granted 18 August 1943 Escutcheon: Azure, an open book argent bound gules edged and garnished with seven clasps gold and inscribed with the words "Sursum Corda" sable, the initial letters of the third, between three hearts Or, winged of the. second; on a chief also Or an anchor cabled and a sword, the point upwards, in saltire of the field. Crest: On a wreath Or and azure, A lion sejant guardant erect, crowned with an Eastern crown Or, and holding between the forepaws a scroll with the seal pendent therefrom proper. Motto: Fear God Honour The King Ipswich, adopted Tudor arms of Queen Elizabeth I Escutcheon: Quarterly, I and IV: Azure three fleurs-de-lis Or; II and III: Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or, armed and langued Azure. Motto: Semper Eadem (Always The Same) Kimbolton, adopted at unknown date Escutcheon: Argent a Cross Azure in the first quarter an Anchor sable Motto: Spes Durat Avorum (May the hopes of our forefathers endure) King Edward VI Grammar, Chelmsford, assumed arms of its founder, Edward VI Escutcheon: Quarterly, I and IV: Azure three fleurs-de-lis Or; II and III: Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or, armed and langued Azure. Motto: Quicquid agas sapiens age fortiter ex animoque ('Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might'), Ecc 9:10 King Edward VI Grammar, Louth, adopted arms of King Edward VI Escutcheon: Quarterly, I and IV: Azure three fleurs-de-lis Or; II and III: Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or, armed and langued Azure. Motto: Dieu Et Mon Droit (God and my right) The Leys, Cambridge, granted 31 March 1914 Escutcheon: Or, a cross Gules charged in the centre with a mullet of the field, on a chief Ermine an open book Argent embellished of the first between two roses of the second, barbed and seeded Proper. Crest: On a wreath Or and Gules, a wyvern Proper resting the dexter claw on an antique lamp Or flaming Gules. Motto: In Fide Fiducia (In Faith Is Our Trust) Merchant Taylors', Northwood, adopted arms of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors Crest: On a wreath argent and azure, On a mount vert a lamb argent in sunbeams Or. Mantled gules, doubled argent Escutcheon: Argent, a pavilion imperial purple [i.e. crimson] garnished Or [lined ermine] between two mantles also imperial purple [lined ermine]; on a chief azure a lion passant [guardant] gold Supporters: On either side a camel Or Motto: Concordia parvae res crescunt (Small things grow in harmony) Norwich, adopted arms of King Edward VI Escutcheon: Quarterly, I and IV: Azure three fleurs-de-lis Or; II and III: Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or, armed and langued Azure. Motto: Praemia Virtutis Honores (Honours are the rewards of virtue) Oundle, adopted arms of the Worshipful Company of Grocers Escutcheon: Argent, a chevron gules between nine cloves sable Motto: God Grant Grace Paston, Norfolk, adopted arms of the arms of founder William Paston Escutcheon: Argent, six fleurs-de-lis azure, three, two, and one; a chief indented or. Crest: On a torse argent and sable, a pelican or vulning herself proper Crest: A griffin sejant with wings displayed or, holding in the beak a chaplet gules Motto: De mieux en mieux en pour tout (From good to better everywhere) Perse, Cambridge Escutcheon: Sable, a chevron ermine, between three cockatrice's heads erased argent, langued gules. Crest: On a torse argent and sable, a pelican or vulning herself proper Motto: Qui facit per alium facit per se (He who does things for others does them for himself) Princess Helena, Hitchen (closed 2021), granted 2 August 1928 Escutcheon: Per fesse gules and azure, in chief a representation of the Coronet of Her Highness Princess Helena Victoria Or, and in base an open book argent, edges and clasps gold, inscribed with the words "fortis qui se vincit" sable; all between two flaunches also argent, each charged with a cross couped between two roses in pale also gules barbed and seeded proper. Motto: Fortis Qui Se Vincit (Strong is the one who conquers self) St Albans Escutcheon: Azure, a Saltire Or. Motto: Non Nobis Nati (Born not for ourselves)
The school coat of arms is composed of the cross of Saint Alban together with the School motto. St Clement Danes, Chorleywood, granted 10 September 1963 Escutcheon: Azure, an anchor Or, the stock banded vert; on a bordure engrailed gold eight hearts gules. Motto: Loyauté m'oblige (Loyalty binds me) St Edmund's, Ware, granted 4 June 1994 (although in use since 1895)