It is managed by a local Board of Directors under the auspices of The Incorporated Society as patron and held from that body under a Lease "as a secondary school recognised as such by the Minister for Education under the rules of the Department of Education for secondary schools, primarily for Protestant pupils".

[1] Bandon Grammar School was founded in 1642 by Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork.

With a team that included future Ireland men's field hockey internationals, David and Conor Harte, Bandon Grammar School won the 2005 All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship[2][3][4] and also repeated the success in the COVID-19 delayed 2021–22 season.

Notable past players include Darren Sweetnam,[6] James French,[7] Gavin Coombes,[8] and Jack Crowley.

before returning to top 14 rugby, taking Stade Toulousain to be the 2018 French Champions.