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'{{Use British English|date=May 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox school |name = Archbishop Holgate's School |image = Mitre sm.png |image_size = 75px |motto = |coordinates = {{coord|53.9524|-1.0411|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}} |established = {{start date and age|1546}} |type = [[Academy (English school)|Academy]] |religious_affiliation = [[Church of England]] |head = Andrew Daly |founder = [[Robert Holgate]] |address = [[A1079 road|Hull Road]], [[Tang Hall]] |city = [[York]] |county = [[North Yorkshire]] |country = England |postcode = YO10 5ZA |enrolment = 1,755 |ofsted = yes |urn = 136617 |dfeno = 816/4500 |gender = Mixed |lower_age = 11 |upper_age = 18 |publication = |website = http://www.archbishopholgates.org }} '''Archbishop Holgate's School''' is a coeducational [[Church of England]] [[secondary school]] and [[sixth form]] with [[Academy (English school)|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,<ref>Archbishop Holgate's School, ''Newsletter to Parents 141'', [http://www.archbishopholgates.org/index.phtml?d=120428 "Visit of His Grace the Archbishop of York"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718130350/http://www.archbishopholgates.org/index.phtml?d=120428 |date=18 July 2011 }}, March 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2010.</ref> and as recently as 2004, the Archbishop of York held the post of Chair of [[School governors|Governors]] for the school.<ref>Archbishop Holgate's School, ''Newsletter to Parents'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20060104140606/http://www.archbishopholgates.org/ahs/ahs.asp?section=news&page=newsPage14 "Farewell to the Archbishop"] (archived copy), December 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2010.</ref> ===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 (machinist)|Thomas Cooke]] taught there.<ref>''White's Directory'', [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ARY/York/York40Dry.html entry of "professions and trades" for York], 1840.</ref> ===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 [[Swimming pool|indoor heated swimming pool]], a chapel and a [[boathouse]] on the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]]. In 2009 a £4.3 million<ref>{{cite web|author=Stephen Lewis|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/4627180.Staying_power_of_new_sixth_form_centre_at_Archbishop_Holgate___s_School/|title=Staying power of new sixth-form centre at Archbishop Holgate’s School|work=York Press|date=14 September 2009|access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref> two-storey learning centre with landscaping, parking and bike storage, called the ''LearningCentre@AHS'' was built,<ref>{{cite web|author=Haydn Lewis|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/yorknews/display.var.2204434.0.4_million_plan_for_york_school_building.php|title=£4 million plan for York school building|work=York Press|date=18 April 2008|access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/4585562.Lessons_start_at_Archbishop_Holgate___s_School_s___4m_new_learning_centre/|title=Lessons start at Archbishop Holgate's School's £4m new learning centre (From York Press)|publisher=York Press|access-date=3 July 2018|date=8 September 2009}} </ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|author=Julie Hayes|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/8288716.Last_day_for__Archbishop_Holgate___s_CE_School_head_teacher|title=Last day for Archbishop Holgate’s CE School head teacher John Harris|work=York Press|date=23 July 2010|access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref> The current headmaster is Andrew Daly, who prior to joining the school, held a position in the senior leadership team at [[St Wilfrids Catholic High School, North Featherstone|St Wilfrid's Catholic School and Sixth Form College]] in [[Wakefield]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Dan Bean|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/8394463.New_head_teacher_of_Archbishop___s_Holgate_School_looks_to_the_future/|title=New head teacher, Andrew Daly, of Archbishop’s Holgate School [sic&#93; looks to the future|work=York Press|date=16 September 2010|access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref> ==Academic performance== In 2007 the school was inspected by [[Ofsted]] and was judged as "outstanding".<ref>Terry Holland HMI for Ofsted, [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/%28id%29/75051 Section 5 Inspection (23/01/2007)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016101253/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/%28id%29/75051 |date=16 October 2008 }}, ''HM Government'', 13 February 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2010.</ref> Similar to most secondary schools in York, it gets well above-average GCSE results,<ref>Department for Education, [http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/archive/school_09.pl?No=8164500&Mode=Z&Type=SC&Phase=1&Year=09&Begin=s&Base=b&Num=816 Achievement and attainment tables 2009: Archbishop Holgate's School], ''HM Government'' 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2017.</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite web|author=Haydn Lewis|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/8349976.York_s_GCSE_record_breakers/|title=Students in York receive 2010 GCSE results|work=York Press|date=25 August 2010|access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref> ==Notable former pupils== ===Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School=== *[[William Stanley Jevons|Stanley Jevons]] Professor of Political Economy from 1968–70 at the [[University of Manchester]] (1930–7) *[[James Crossley (bodybuilder)|James Crossley]] Bodybuilder and contestant in ITV's ''The Circle'', series 3 * [[Squadron leader|Squadron Leader]] [[Tony Iveson]] [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|DFC]] Royal Air Force Second World War Fighter and Bomber pilot<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Spitfire pilot dies aged 94|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10808198.Former_Spitfire__pilot_dies_aged_94/|access-date=5 April 2018|work=York Press|date=14 November 2013}}</ref> * [[Frank Dobson]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/12/frank-dobson-obituary|first=Julia|last=Langdon|title=Frank Dobson obituary|work=The Guardian|date=12 November 2019|access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref> * [[Richard Douglas (civil servant)|Richard Philip Douglas]] CB, chief operating officer since 2001 of the Department of Health (1968–75) * [[Ben Godfrey]], English footballer<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9044617.York_and_District_U13s_carve_out_niche_in_city_s_football_folklore/ |title=York and District U13s carve out niche in city's football folklore |first=Dave |last=Flett |newspaper=The Press |location=York |date=24 May 2011 |access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref> for [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] * [[Jack Clarke (footballer, born 2000)|Jack Clarke]] English footballer for [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] ==Arms== {{Infobox COA wide |image = Archbishop Holgate's School Achievement.png |escutcheon = Or a bend between two bulls' heads couped Sable on a chief per pale Azure and harry of four Argent and Gules a mitre of the first and a rectorial staff in bend of the third. |motto = Vincet Amor Patriae<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/wiki/Archbishop_Holgate%27s_School |title=Archbishop Holgate's School |publisher=Heraldry of the World |accessdate=18 November 2021}}</ref>}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==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) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080512012200/http://freespace.virgin.net/cade.york/limen/ahgs/ahgscov.htm Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School] (offering more information on the last few years) * {{UK National Archives ID|name=Archbishop Holgate Grammar School}} * [http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=121709 EduBase] {{Schools in North Yorkshire}} {{Schools in York}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Educational institutions established in the 1540s]] [[Category:1546 establishments in England]] [[Category:Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of York]] [[Category:People educated at Archbishop Holgate's School]] [[Category:Secondary schools in York]] [[Category:Academies in York]]'