Quality in Careers Standard

We are delighted to announce that our careers department has been awarded the Quality in Careers Standard, the national quality award for CEIAG. The standard is aligned with the Gatsby Benchmarks (the areas that are viewed as essential to good careers guidance) and statutory guidance, so the award is an excellent indicator that our students are receiving CEIAG of the highest quality.

To gain this award, we had to provide substantial evidence against all nine criteria and be reviewed through a full-day assessment visit, which included lesson observations, interviews with the careers team and conversations with staff, senior leaders, governors, students and parents. The assessor’s report was then verified by a national steering group.

The final report was highly complementary of the school’s provision, while also supporting us in identifying strategies to improve even further over the next three years of our review cycle.

The Year 11 Prom will take place on Friday 29th June 2018. The Prom Venue is the Executive Suite, Leeds United Football Club, Elland Road, Leeds. Please could students be dropped off and collected from the East Stand Reception, parking in Stadium Way Car park

The timings of the evening are as follows:

7 – 7.30pm – Arrive/photos
8pm – Meal
9pm – Disco/photos
10pm – Awards
10.30 – Disco/photos
11.30 End – Please ensure that students are collected by 11.30pm

The menu

Tomato, yellow and lemongrass soup
Halal breast of chicken, sweet chilli, parcel of mange tout and parmentier potatoes.
Veggie alternatives
Followed by chocolate fudge cake.

Soft drinks will also be available to purchase from the bar.

Professional photos (individual and group) can be purchased on the night, £10 for a large mounted print, buy 2 get 1 free.

We are so proud to see we topped the Huddersfield Examiner’s Real Schools Guide 2018!

This was the sixth edition of the most comprehensive guide ever to state-funded secondaries in the local area, and Heckmondwike Grammar School was crowned the best in Kirklees for this year. View the full article here. (more…)

From Monday 25th June 2018, work will commence to install a new sewer on High Street. The work is set to take place in two phases and is expected to take 14 weeks to complete. The first phase of the scheme will start on Monday 25th June on High Street on the tarmacked area by the flats on Church Lane. Church Lane will therefore be closed at the junction with High Street. This closure will be in place 24 hours a day, traffic diversions will be via Church Street to Market Street. This will remain in place until the end of August.

The second phase is due to commence on 23rd July and is expected to take 6 weeks to complete. This work will be on High Street between Church Lane and North Street. Temporary traffic lights will be installed on High Street between Church Lane and North Street and will be in operation for 24 hours a day.

Please note that these works are likely to have an impact on traffic flows in the area, please allow more time for your journey.

It is with great regret that we inform you that we have been forced to cancel our Biology/Geography visits to Malham Cove with Year 8 on Monday 25 June for forms 8AHH, 8KMB and 8NJS and Tuesday 26 June for forms 8RGF, 8RLP and 8SJL. 

 This is as a result of extensive roadworks carried out by North Yorkshire County Council in the vicinity of Malham which have made the area of Malham Cove inaccessible to coaches. The diversions put in place locally are not appropriate for coaches and we are unable to transport significant numbers of students to the visit by any other means. Though these measures were advertised locally, we have only just become aware of them. 

 As you know, we value educational visits immensely and we do realise that the students and staff who were looking forward to these visits will be very disappointed, but there is no means of rearranging the visits at this stage. As a result, the week commencing 25th June will now be a normal school week for Year 8. 

 Further communication will follow relating to financial reimbursement of parental contributions paid for the visit. 

Year 11 Book Return Day and the Sixth Form Induction Event which follows will now take place on Monday 25th June. Year 11 students should meet at 9.30am in the Swann Hall for instructions. School uniform will not be required on this date. Please see a list of resources to be returned below.

Year 7 Open Evening – Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st June 2018

The Head teacher will speak to parents about the school and admission arrangements at 7.30pm & 8.15pm. On both days there will be displays and demonstrations in all departments and teachers will be available to provide information.

Parents of children currently in year 5 are encouraged to attend.

The examination for 2019 entry -with take place on Monday 17th September 2018.

We have great pleasure in announcing this year’s house music competition. Everyone should consider entering in some capacity and we hope it will be a real showcase of the different musical talents we have in our school.

There are competition classes for various year groups and for soloists, ensembles, instrumentalists and vocalists. All abilities and all styles of music are welcome. We hope it will be a very musical competition that will give our judges some difficult decisions on the day.

We would also encourage students to enter our new Musical Theatre class.

This is open to all year groups to perform a piece from a piece from a musical, which may include costumes, props or dancing. Really consider the character, story and scene from the musical in your performance. You will be judged on how you have interpreted the music for this stage performance.

Any questions please speak to Mr Cole, Mrs Connell or your form tutor.

Entry forms are available to download below. Final Entries by Tuesday 3rd July, 3.35pm. It is very unlikely any late entries will be accepted.

General Rules & Regulations

• Entries are open to all students of the school in years 7 to 12
• Every entry obtains 1 point towards each house total.
• Further points are gained for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places (5, 3 and 1 respectively)
• Any student can enter into any age appropriate category, however, only ONE entry per category, per student is allowed.
• Any group ensemble item can only be made up from pupils in the same house. No mixed house entries of any sort will be allowed.
• If you require a piano accompaniment you must bring your piano music to Mr Cole before Tuesday 3rd July (preferably earlier if possible).
• If you require a ‘karaoke’ type backing track, please email Mr Cole with the full details of the song required (name of song, artist/band, album or show it is from, web link etc..) NOTE: except for the musical theatre class, no backing tracks with original singing on will be allowed.
• It is very unlikely any late entries will be accepted.
  The decision of our judges will be final.
  • Entry Form

Please see below a list of all the available booster sessions available to our Year 11 students currently undertaking their GCSE examinations. Please contact Mrs Hanson to book onto a session.

Study Rooms

Below is a list of the rooms available for Year 11 to study in school whilst on study leave. It is important that students use these rooms and are not wondering around school.