Harrogate High School
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Harrogate High School is a secondary school in Harrogate
, North Yorkshire
, England
. It has about 1,000 students on roll and approximately 85 full-time teaching staff. The school has been awarded specialist Sports College
status.
The new school took over the buildings and grounds of the neighbouring St. John Fisher Catholic High School (which had relocated to its current site in parkland on the south side of Harrogate), creating a 13 -hectare (32 acre) campus bounded by residential housing to the west, the Harrogate Line
to the north, Kingsley Drive to the south, and Kingsley Road to the east. The first head of the new school was Mr. F. W. Kimber, previously head of the old Harrogate High School. At that time the school had over 2000 students on roll.
The school now has 844 students on roll. Its 2008 Ofsted Inspection Report found that the school is satisfactory with good capacity to improve. It also found that the extent to which learners make a positive contribution to the community, and adopt healthy lifestyles and safe practices, is good. In 2009, its pass rate for five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C was 99.3%. http://www.ripongazette.co.uk/harrogate-news/Full-marks-to-Harrogate-High.5595565.jp. In 2010 the school was monitored by Ofsted who has deemed the school
of making good progress in making improvements and good progress in demonstrating a better capacity for sustained improvement.
In December 2010 the renowned actor and gay rights champion Sir Ian McKellen
visited Harrogate High School as part of his national campaign to tackle homophobic discrimination and bullying in Britain’s schools.
The school agreed to act as a pilot in support of North Yorkshire County Council’s work to raise awareness about discrimination against gay, lesbian and bisexual young people and homophobic bullying.
Harrogate Hockey Club, a club with a team in the National League of the English Hockey League
(EHL) have a clubhouse and artificial pitch located within the boundaries of the school.
Harrogate
Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England. The town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters, RHS Harlow Carr gardens, and Betty's Tea Rooms. From the town one can explore the nearby Yorkshire Dales national park. Harrogate originated in the 17th...
, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It has about 1,000 students on roll and approximately 85 full-time teaching staff. The school has been awarded specialist Sports College
Sports College
Sports Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, PE, sports and dance. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Sports...
status.
History
The school was founded in 1973 as Harrogate Granby High School by the amalgamation of the previous Harrogate High School with Granby Park Secondary Modern School. Both schools had been founded in the 1960s, Granby Park by the amalgamation of New Park Secondary School and Starbeck Secondary School in 1964. Granby was dropped from the current school's name only in September 2005.The new school took over the buildings and grounds of the neighbouring St. John Fisher Catholic High School (which had relocated to its current site in parkland on the south side of Harrogate), creating a 13 -hectare (32 acre) campus bounded by residential housing to the west, the Harrogate Line
Harrogate Line
The Harrogate Line is the name given to a passenger rail service through parts of North Yorkshire and the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England connecting Leeds to York by way of Harrogate and Knaresborough. The service is operated by Northern Rail, with a few additional workings by East...
to the north, Kingsley Drive to the south, and Kingsley Road to the east. The first head of the new school was Mr. F. W. Kimber, previously head of the old Harrogate High School. At that time the school had over 2000 students on roll.
The school now has 844 students on roll. Its 2008 Ofsted Inspection Report found that the school is satisfactory with good capacity to improve. It also found that the extent to which learners make a positive contribution to the community, and adopt healthy lifestyles and safe practices, is good. In 2009, its pass rate for five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C was 99.3%. http://www.ripongazette.co.uk/harrogate-news/Full-marks-to-Harrogate-High.5595565.jp. In 2010 the school was monitored by Ofsted who has deemed the school
of making good progress in making improvements and good progress in demonstrating a better capacity for sustained improvement.
In December 2010 the renowned actor and gay rights champion Sir Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE is an English actor. He has received a Tony Award, two Academy Award nominations, and five Emmy Award nominations. His work has spanned genres from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction...
visited Harrogate High School as part of his national campaign to tackle homophobic discrimination and bullying in Britain’s schools.
The school agreed to act as a pilot in support of North Yorkshire County Council’s work to raise awareness about discrimination against gay, lesbian and bisexual young people and homophobic bullying.
Harrogate Hockey Club, a club with a team in the National League of the English Hockey League
English Hockey League (field hockey)
The English Hockey League is a national hockey league run by England Hockey. It is currently sponsored by Slazenger and known as the Slazenger England Hockey League or EHL...
(EHL) have a clubhouse and artificial pitch located within the boundaries of the school.
External links
- http://www.harrogatehigh.co.uk/ - Harrogate High School website
- http://www.harrogatehighschoolband.co.uk/ - Harrogate High School Concert Band website
- Google Maps showing the location of the school