HGS Presents – Shrek The Musical
Our Music and Drama Department is proud to present Shrek the Musical.
Join us on 8th, 9th or 10th July 2025.
Tickets on sale now https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/heckmondwike-grammar-school/e-vxrboz
We are delighted to invite you to one of our open evenings on Wednesday 18 or Thursday 19 June. The evenings are aimed at parents and their children currently in school year 5.
Register for the entrance exam before 12 noon on Monday 23 June 2025.
We are delighted to be a lead school for the West Yorkshire Music Hub.
The School Engagement Strategy is supported by the Lead School Programme that was launched in May 2025 as a new network of 18 schools from across all 5 local authority areas made up primary, secondary, post 16 and SEND/Alternative provision. The core purpose of a Lead School, as set out in the NPME, is to champion music education, developing and nurturing local school relationships and networks as part of and on behalf of the Hub. Lead Schools are expected to supplement, not replace, the role of the Hub.
Lead Schools should act as an ambassador for music education, and model behaviour and practice expected from schools in relation to music. Lead Schools are a key partner within the Hub and help with engaging schools within the Hub area, demonstrating and advocating for the vital role schools will play in ensuring the success of the NPME.
The role and purpose of these is to:
• Be a champion for music education and an open door to other schools and settings across the region
• Help all schools in the LA area to improve the quality of music (curricular, cocurricular and extra-curricular) and be a champion for Music Education
• Facilitate new and better ways for teachers to support each other and work together
• Help the WYMH Advisory Group to understand what schools need and how to work better with them to improve musical outcomes for children and young people
• Support the WYMH Advisory Group to understand what musical opportunities young people want and need and be a 2-way conduit for the voice of young people
• Be an additional beacon for an area that they believe to be strong e.g. Music Technology, Vocal Work, GCSE, Musical Futures, Extra-Curricular, Assessment & Recording etc.
The Lead School Network is currently shaping their offer of support for West Yorkshire which will commence from September 2025. We will update details on this page as the programme develops.
Lead Schools from Summer 2025
• Burley Oaks Primary School
• Cliffe Hill Community Primary School
• Dixons City Academy
• Grove Lea Primary School
• Halfpenny Lane Primary School
• Heckmondwike Grammar School
• Highbury Specialist School (SEND)
• Immanuel College
• Kettlethorpe High School
• Kingsland School (SEND)
• North Halifax Grammar School
• Oastlers School (SEND)
• Old Town Primary School
• Riddlesden St Marys CE Primary School
• Roundhay School
• Shelley College
• Thornhill Junior and Infant School
• Westerton Primary Academy
The RSC chemistry Olympiad exam was undertaken by our chemists again this year, this exam is for the more able chemistry students in year 13, however this year it was opened up to promising year 12 students who wanted to enter too. This is a very demanding Chemistry exam which takes curriculum content a step further and looks at real world examples and scientific problems. Due to time constraints this year the students haven’t had as much time to prepare so the results are a testament to their ability!
31 Students 8 x year 13 student and 23 x year 12 A-level chemistry students attended the Royal Society of Chemistry Olympiad exam that took place on Thursday 25th January 2024 within school led by Mrs Noble.
All of the students will be awarded a certificate with a significant number achieving silver and gold awards. The exam this year was out of 83 and to achieve a bronze this year the candidates required a score of 9 for bronze, 16 for silver and 29 for gold.
In total we have 14 x Bronze, 11 x Silver, 2 x Gold and 4 participation certificates. These results are outstanding, especially for our Year 12 students, who have not yet covered much of the course material needed for the Olympiad exam. A special shout-out goes to Ayan Gupta, one of our exceptionally talented Year 12 students, who, despite not studying A Level Chemistry, managed to secure a gold certificate for the second consecutive year with an impressive score. Another notable mention is Yawei Li, who also achieved a gold certificate for the second year in a row.
| Name | Year group | Certificate |
| Harun Nawaz | 12 | Silver |
| Yawei Li | 13 | Gold |
| Ayan Gupta | 13 | Gold |
| Talha Zubair | 13 | Silver |
| Haris Fazal | 12 | Silver |
| Eesa Mirza | 12 | Participation |
| Usman Imran | 12 | Silver |
| Syeda Nusaiba | 12 | Bronze |
| Bhavya Trivedi | 13 | Bronze |
| Ayaana Zamir | 12 | Bronze |
| Sarah Tanveer | 12 | Bronze |
| Midhulasa Shri Suraj Kumar | 12 | Participation |
| Caitlin Tolan | 12 | Silver |
| Anas Moeen | 12 | Bronze |
| Alec Manby | 12 | Bronze |
| Ananya Tantry | 12 | Silver |
| Catherine Fan | 12 | Silver |
| Rachel Gan | 12 | Silver |
| Hamayl Khan | 12 | Bronze |
| Aryan Younis-Butt | 12 | Bronze |
| Hareem Ghouri | 12 | Bronze |
| Zahra Madhi | 13 | Silver |
| Simren Saleem | 13 | Bronze |
| Kate Moulton | 12 | Bronze |
| Gursimran Notay | 12 | Silver |
| Abdul Rehman Aziz | 12 | Silver |
| Eva Carey | 12 | Bronze |
| Ahmed Elsabbagh | 12 | Bronze |
| Zara Akhtar | 12 | Participation |
| Samhita Santosh | 12 | Bronze |
| Rakshith Rathish | 13 | Participation |
| Anish Srikanth | 13 | Silver |
Our year 13 students have been celebrating some wonderful career opportunities over recent weeks, particularly these 8 students holding offers to study at Oxford or Cambridge, which as a proportion of the year group is more than double the national average and other Kirklees providers. A huge congratulations to Anish Srikanth, Daniel Grigorjanc, Mohammed Ahmed, Zahra Mahdi, Chidubem Oseme, Ayan Gupta, Yawei Li and Rishi Mikkilieni.
Sam Jones and Lucy Webb are also celebrating their achievements in securing sought after degree apprenticeships. Sam is holding such an offer with AirBus and Lucy with KPMG.
Mr Roberts has complimented all other A level students who are typically going on to similarly exciting career opportunities and wished them a
All the very best with their forthcoming exams.
Red Nose Day – Friday 21 March 2025
As ever, HGS will be holding a non-uniform day in an attempt to raise as much money as possible for Comic Relief.
This Red Nose Day, let’s celebrate 40 years of going big, giving big, and feeling good together.
Students can pay a £1 cash in school, or via ParentPay via the following link: https://app.parentpay.com/ParentPayShop/Foc/Default.aspx?shopid=17163
Thank you to everyone for supporting this great cause.
Thursday 6 March 2025 is World Book Day and once again HGS will be celebrating with a wide range of literacy inspired events across the entire week.
• The annual bookmark competition,
• Oracy Workshops with an external visitor
• Break time ‘Fireside Reads’,
• Fancy dress costume competition and catwalk,
• ‘The Case of the Stolen Book’ Treasure Hunt.
Students dressing up are asked to make a a donation of £1 either in cash on the day, or via ParentPay. One of the charities we are supporting will be Give A Book which is dedicated to promoting books and the pleasure of reading, particularly with disadvantaged children and in places such as prisons and schools.
Celebrating literacy and a love of reading should not just be the domain of primary schools; books are hugely important in our society, and in our school, and we hugely appreciate your support for this event.
