Greenhead College

Infobox UK school
name = Greenhead College
established = 1980
type = Sixth form college
head_label = Headmaster
head = Martin Rostron
street = Greenhead Road
city = Huddersfield
county = West Yorkshire
country = England
postcode = HD1 4ES
LEA = Kirklees
enrollment = 1,700 (approx.)
lower_age = 16
upper_age = 19
free_label_1 = Telephone
free_1 = 01484 422032
free_label_2 = Fax
free_2 = 01484 518025
website = http://www.greenhead.ac.uk/
website_name = www.greenhead.ac.uk

Greenhead College is a former grammar school and current sixth form college located in Huddersfield, in the English county of West Yorkshire. The current principal is Martin Rostron.

With around 1800 pupils, it is a relatively large college, attracting pupils from as far afield as Wakefield, Manchester, Barnsley, Bradford, Leeds, Halifax and Oldham and even Wetherby.

It has a good reputation, with a regular annual flow of students into both Oxford and Cambridge universities. [cite web|url=http://www.greenhead.ac.uk/exam_results/destinations.aspx|title=Student Destinations|publisher=Greenhead College] Students from feeder schools are given priority to those from other schools, and are only required to obtain a minimum of five GCSE C grades (including a C in either Mathematics or English) to gain a place at the college.cite web|url=http://www.greenhead.ac.uk/admissions/index.htm#entry|title=Entry Requirements|publisher=Greenhead College] Students from non-feeder schools are considered on their mock GCSE results and space on courses, following consideration of feeder school students. It has been criticised for selecting only the brightest students, but this has been denied by the principal Martin Rostron, saying "It's not true. We do take in students of all abilities". [cite web|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/education/education_news/article14607.ece|title=Reasons to be cheerful|publisher=The Independent|date=2005-01-13|accessdate=2007-12-05]

The college topped The Guardian and The Independent A level college league tables in 2006. [cite web|url=http://education.guardian.co.uk/alevels/page/0,,1852554,00.html|title=A-levels 2006: colleges|publisher=The Guardian]

Campus

The Greenhead College campus is located on one site, near the centre of Huddersfield. The campus is fairly small in comparison with the number of students enrolled - however, it manages to effectively provide provision for a multitude of subjects taught. The college has approximately 8 main buildings, which are all internally linked.

Extracurricular activities

Greenhead has a mandatory enrichment programme, which encourages pupils to partake in extracurricular activities such as The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Greenhead's Amnesty Group or a variety of sports activities and teams.

As part of the enrichment program, pupils must undertake one week of PaWS (Projects and Work Shadowing) in the lower-sixth. Work shadowing placements include medical, political, scientific and language-based jobs, usually at a senior level within the respective companies. If a pupil does not wish to do work shadowing, many projects, from circus skills to mathematical art, are available.

Awards

* The Queen's Award in 1996.
* The Educational Institution of the Year Award in 1999
* The Beacon College Award in May 1999, and again in September 2004
* The Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Excellence in 2000 (for the second time)
* Officially announced as "outstanding" in the May 2004 Ofsted report [cite web|url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?urn=130538&providerCategoryID=128| title=Greenhead College|publisher=Ofsted|accessdate=2006-11-02|year=2004] [http://www.greenhead.ac.uk/general/awards.htm Source: Greenhead College: Awards]

Notable alumni

*Mona Siddiqui, British Muslim academic.cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/thehouseigrewupin/pip/9yhpv/ |title="The House I Grew Up In", featuring Mona Siddiqui|publisher=BBC Radio 4|date=13 August 2008|accessdate = 2008-08-13]

References

External links

* [http://www.greenhead.ac.uk/ Greenhead College]