Archbishop Holgate's School
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Archbishop Holgate's School is a coeducational Church of England secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in York, North Yorkshire, England.
History
The school was founded as Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School in 1546 by Robert Holgate, the then Archbishop of York. The link between the school and successive Archbishops of York has been continuous throughout the school's history,[1] and as recently as 2004, the Archbishop of York held the post of Chair of Governors for the school.[2]
Grammar School
The original grammar school was in Ogleforth near York Minster. In the 1800s it was referred to as "The Rev. Shackley's School", and Thomas Cooke taught there.[3]
Comprehensive
Until 1985, it was an all-boys' grammar school. With the reorganisation of education in York in 1985, the school changed its name to Archbishop Holgate's School, and became a co-educational [comprehensive] school. During this transition period the outdoor swimming pool was converted to an indoor pool, a new sports hall was built, and upgrades were made to music, design and technology, home economics and other facilities. The school's facilities now include an indoor heated swimming pool, a chapel and a boathouse on the River Ouse. In 2009 a £4.3 million[4] two-storey learning centre with landscaping, parking and bike storage, called the LearningCentre@AHS was built,[5][6] and now serves as the home of the school's sixth form facilities.
Former headteachers
Recent headmasters have included Donald Frith OBE (1959–1978), Dr J M Frost (1979–1984), and Alan Walker, an old boy and former English teacher at the school (1984–92), all of whom have since died. Dr Frost went on to become principal of the then-new York 6th Form college (now York College (York)), established in the building previously occupied by Ashfield Secondary Modern School, and opened as part of the reorganisation in 1985. The last headmaster was John Harris (1992–2010), who joined the school when it had the lowest results in York, and saw it through expansion from 439 students in 1992 to almost 900 and the best exam results in the school's history before his retirement in 2010.[7] Andrew Daly was Headteacher until 2024, who prior to joining the school, held a position in the senior leadership team at St Wilfrid's Catholic School and Sixth Form College in Wakefield.[8]
Academic performance
In 2007 the school was inspected by Ofsted and was judged as "outstanding".[9] Similar to most secondary schools in York, it gets well above-average GCSE results,[10] with 70% of Year 11 students achieving five or more A*-C grades including English and Maths in 2009 (87% achieved five or more GCSE passes at grade C and above).[11]
Notable former pupils
Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School
- Jack Clarke, English footballer for Ipswich Town
- James Crossley, bodybuilder and contestant in ITV's The Circle, series 3
- Frank Dobson, Labour Party politician[12]
- Richard Philip Douglas, chief operating officer since 2001 of the Department of Health (1968–75)
- Ben Godfrey, English footballer[13] for Atalanta
- Tony Iveson, Royal Air Force Second World War Fighter and Bomber pilot[14]
- Peter Woodthorpe, actor known for Only Fools and Horses amongst other work [15]
Coat of Arms
The school was granted the following arms by the College of Arms[16]:Template:Infobox COA wide
References
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- ↑ Archbishop Holgate's School, Newsletter to Parents 141, "Visit of His Grace the Archbishop of York" Template:Webarchive, March 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ↑ Archbishop Holgate's School, Newsletter to Parents, "Farewell to the Archbishop" (archived copy), December 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ↑ White's Directory, entry of "professions and trades" for York, 1840.
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- ↑ Terry Holland HMI for Ofsted, Section 5 Inspection (23/01/2007) Template:Webarchive, HM Government, 13 February 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- ↑ Department for Education, Achievement and attainment tables 2009: Archbishop Holgate's School, HM Government 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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External links
- Archbishop Holgate's School (official school website)
- Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School website (offering information on the early-to-mid 20th century and early history)
- Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School (offering more information on the last few years)
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- EduBase
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