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'{{Infobox UK school | name = Archbishop Holgate's School | image = Mitre sm.png | motto = | latitude = 53.9524 | longitude = -1.0411 | established = 1546 | type = [[Voluntary aided school]] | religion = C of E | head = Andrew Daly | founder = [[Robert Holgate]] | specialist = [[Science College|Science]], Applied Learning | specialist_pl= yes | street = [[A1079 road|Hull Road]] | city = Heslington, [[York]] | county = [[North Yorkshire]] | country = [[England]] {{Flag icon|England}} | postcode = YO10 5ZA | enrollment = 816 | LEA = City of York | ofsted = yes | urn = 121709 | dfeno = 4500 | gender = Mixed | lower_age = 11 | upper_age = 18 | publication = | website = http://www.archbishopholgates.org | website_name = Archbishop Holgate's }} '''Archbishop Holgate's School''' is a [[Voluntary aided school|voluntary aided]] [[Church of England]], coeducational [[secondary school]] in [[York]], [[England]]. ==Admissions== The school has two main specialist statuses - ''Science College'' and ''Leading Edge''. The current [[Head teacher|headmaster]] is Andrew Daly. It is situated in the east of York, on the [[A1079 road|A1079]], just east of the [[University of York]] in the parish of St Paul, [[Heslington]]. ==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"], March 2006. Retrieved 2010-09-20.</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'', [http://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 2010-09-20.</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> In 1858 the school moved to ''Lord Mayor's Walk'' (now occupied by [[York St John University]]) in 1858, and moved again in 1963 to its present purpose-built £180,000{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} home in [[Badger Hill]], off [[A1079 road|Hull Road]]. It was administered by the City of York Education Committee. Arthur Holderness was senior chemistry master after the Second World War and he, along with John Lambert, wrote the highly successful and celebrated O-level chemistry text book ''School Certificate Chemistry'' and later ''New Certificate Chemistry. ===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>Stephen Lewis, [http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/4627180.Staying_power_of_new_sixth_form_centre_at_Archbishop_Holgate___s_School/|Staying power of new sixth-form centre at Archbishop Holgate’s School], ''York Press'', 14 September 2009. Retrieved 2010-09-20.</ref> two-storey learning centre with landscaping, parking and bike storage, called the ''LearningCentre@AHS'' was built,<ref>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.</ref><ref> {{Cite web |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/education/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 |accessdate=2009-11-16 |year=2009 }} </ref> and now serves as the home of the school's [[sixth form]] facilities. ==Headmasters== 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 (1984-6), 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>Julie Hayes, [http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/8288716.Last_day_for__Archbishop_Holgate___s_CE_School_head_teacher/ Last day for Archbishop Holgate’s CE School head teacher John Harris], ''York Press'', 23 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-20.</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>Dan Bean, [http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/education/8394463.New_head_teacher_of_Archbishop___s_Holgate_School_looks_to_the_future/?ref=rss New head teacher, Andrew Daly, of Archbishop’s Holgate School [sic&#93; looks to the future], ''York Press'', 16 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-20.</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)], ''HM Government'', 13 February 2007. Retrieved 2010-09-20.</ref> Similar to most secondary schools in York, it gets well above-average GCSE results,<ref>DSCF, [http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_09.pl?No=8164500&Mode=Z&Type=SC&Begin=s&Phase=1&Year=09&Base=b&Num=816 Achievement and attainment tables 2009: Archbishop Holgate's School], ''HM Government'' 2009. Retrieved 2010-09-20.</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>Haydn Lewis, [http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/8349976.York_s_GCSE_record_breakers/ Students in York receive 2010 GCSE results], ''York Press', 25 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-20.</ref> ==Notable alumni== ===Archbishop's Holgate Grammar School=== * [[Henry Swinburne (lawyer)|Henry Swinburne]], noted ecclesiastical lawyer and canon law writer (1560s) * [[Albert Joseph Moore]], painter (1850s) * Major John Bellerby MC, Brunner Professor of Economic Science from 1930-2 at the [[University of Liverpool]], who married the poet [[Frances Bellerby]] (1907–14) * [[Air Commodore]] John Lawrance [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (1911-8) * Sir Walter Cawood CBE, Chief Scientist of the [[War Office]] from 1960-4 (1918–25) * Eric Haddon CB, Director from 1961-8 of the Chemical Defence Establishment at [[Porton Down]] (1919–26) * John McKenzie [[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]] MBE, UK [[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Iceland|Ambassador to Iceland]] from 1970-5 (1926–33) * Prof Alan Prest, Professor of Economics from 1970-84 at the [[London School of Economics]] (LSE), [[William Stanley Jevons|Stanley Jevons]] Professor of Political Economy from 1968-70 at the [[University of Manchester]] (1930-7) * [[Wing Commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/air-force-obituaries/6050970/Wing-Commander-Les-Harland.html Les Harland] DFC (1931-6) * [[Major]] Graham Dunnett, [[Lord Lieutenant of Caithness]] from 1995-2004 (1940-7) * [[Basil Bean]] CBE, Chief Executive of the [[National House Building Council|NHBC]] from 1996-7 and Chief Executive from 1980-5 of the [[Merseyside Development Corporation]] (1942-9) * [[Peter Woodthorpe]], actor (1943–50) * Prof Philip Stell MBE, Professor of [[Otolaryngology|Oto-rhino-laryngology]] from 1979-92 at the [[University of Liverpool]], and President from 1983-6 of the [[Otorhinolaryngological Research Society]] (1945–52) * [[Frank Dobson]], [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Holborn and St Pancras (UK Parliament constituency)|Holborn and St Pancras]], former [[Secretary of State for Health]] (1951-8) * [[Geoffrey McGivern]], [[Footlights|Cambridge Footlights]], (stage, radio and TV) (1963–71) * [[Richard Douglas (civil servant)]] CB, Chief Operating Officer since 2001 of the Department of Health (1968–75) * [http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/nmCentre/news/news-99/pa0039.htm Paul Grice], Clerk and Chief Executive of the [[Scottish Parliament]] (1972-9) * [[Jon Champion]], ITV sports commentator (1976–83) * [[Neil Grayson]], Former professional footballer (1976-81) ==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) * [http://freespace.virgin.net/cade.york/limen/ahgs/ahgscov.htm Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School] (offering more information on the last few years) * {{NRA|id=O38601|name=Archbishop Holgate Grammar School}} * [http://www.edubase.gov.uk/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=121709 EduBase] {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2010}} [[Category:Schools in York]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in the 1540s]] [[Category:1546 establishments in England]] [[Category:Comprehensive schools in North Yorkshire]] [[Category:Science Colleges in England]] [[Category:Church of England schools]] [[Category:Alumni of Archbishop Holgate Grammar School, York]]'