Archbishop Holgate's School

Infobox UK school
name = Archbishop Holgate's School


motto =
phone = 01904 411341
fax = 01904 414948
established = 1546
type = Secondary school ( [Voluntary aided school|Voluntary Aided] )
head = John Harris
street = Hull Road
city = York
county = North Yorkshire
country = England
coordinates =
enrollment =
LEA = York
ofsted =
gender = Mixed
lower_age = 12
upper_age = 16
publication =
website = http://www.archbishopholgates.org/

Archbishop Holgate's School is a voluntary aided Church of England, coeducational secondary school in York.

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 [Archbishop Holgate's School, "Newsletter to Parents", [http://www.archbishopholgates.org/ahs/ahs.asp?section=news&page=newsPage87 "Visit of His Grace the Archbishop of York"] , March 2006. Accessed 18 April 2008.] , and as recently as 2004, the Archbishop of York held the post of Chair of Governors for the school. [Archbishop Holgate's School, "Newsletter to Parents", [http://www.archbishopholgates.org/ahs/ahs.asp?section=news&page=newsPage14 "Farewell to the Archbishop"] , December 2004. Accessed 18 April 2008.]

The original grammar school was in Ogleforth, in the shadow of York Minster. It moved to buildings in "Lord Mayor's Walk" (now occupied by York St John University) in 1858, and moved again in 1963 to its present purpose-built home in Badger Hill, off Hull Road.

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. Plans have since been made to construct a two-storey, curved-roof learning centre with landscaping, parking and bike storage, to be called the "Learning Centre@AHS" [Haydn Lewis, [http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/yorknews/display.var.2204434.0.4_million_plan_for_york_school_building.php "£4 million plan for York school building"] , "York Press", 18 April 2008. Accessed 18 April 2008.] .

Headmasters

Recent headmasters include Donald Frith OBE (1959-1978), Dr J M Frost (1979-1984), and Alan Walker, an old boy and former English teacher at the school (1984-6), all of whom have since died. Dr Frost went on to become principal of the then-new York 6th Form college, established in the building previously occupied by Ashfield Secondary Modern School, and opened as part of the reorganisation in 1985.

tatus

The school has two main statuses - "Science College" and "Leading Edge". The current headmaster is John Harris.

In 2007 the school was inspected by Ofsted and was judged as "outstanding".

Notable alumni

*Frank Dobson, Labour Member of Parliament, Secretary of State for Health
*Geoffrey McGivern, Cambridge Footlights, (stage, radio and tv)
*Jon Champion, ITV sports commentator
* Richard Douglas (civil servant) , Director General of Finance and Investment and Chief Operating Officer for the Department of Health

References

External links

* [http://www.archbishopholgates.org Archbishop Holgate's School] (official school website)
* [http://www.ahgs.co.uk Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School website] (offering information on the early-to-mid 20th century and early history)
* [http://freespace.virgin.net/cade.york/limen/ahgs/ahgscov.htm Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School] (offering more information on the last few years)
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