Borden Grammar School was founded as an independent day and boarding school in 1878, the original building is now the Adult Education Centre off College Road. In 1928 the present main building was completed; the Short Building was added in 1998. The school is now a Voluntary Controlled Grammar School for day boys.

The school badge has a navy field divided by a gold chevron. On the field there are three crescents representing sons of sons - the generations of boys educated here. Our motto nitere porro means "to strive forward".

Around the school you will notice many memorials to past boys. The Cricket Pavilion is dedicated to the boys who were killed in the Great War. The school clock tower is dedicated to the boys who were killed in World War II. A third war memorial is found in the entrance hall; there is a plaque over the door and memorial book in a glass case.

Early academic memorials are found in the Old Hall, and you will find rooms, benches and paintings dedicated to former staff and boys. In the library there are many books written or published by Old Boys of this school.

At Borden, our overriding aim is to ensure that pupils fulfil their potential in a caring, supportive and challenging environment. We wish them to develop lively and enquiring minds and a healthy lifestyle. At the same time there is a strong emphasis on the need to behave responsibly and maturely, and consider the needs of others.