There is always something exciting happening at Heckmondwike Grammar School. Here you will find a selection of some of our most recent stories and successes.
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 after the success of last yearit was opened up to promising year 12 students who wanted to enter too. This is a very demanding Chemistry exam which takes curriculum […]
April 28, 2026The UKMT Team Maths Challenge (TMC) is a competition between nearly 700 schools, each bringing a team of four students to solve a variety of mathematical problems. The regional final of the TMC consists of four rounds: Group Round All four students work together on some mathematical problems. Teamwork and time management play a big […]
February 23, 2026In the Autumn term, 64 players competed in the Tiny Tournament – a knockout tournament played on a tiny 5×5 chess board. Mr Tipler and Yusuf Shah reached the semi-finals but were knocked out by Soham Gaikwad and Dexter Cheetham, respectively. After some dedicated study of 5×5 strategies, Dexter secured overall victory and was awarded […]
February 10, 2026
In the recently published government national league tables for GCSEs in 2025, Heckmondwike Grammar School has been ranked the 2nd highest performing state coeducational school in the country.
Posted 24th October 2025 Achievement
Full Bewerley Park kit list is included
Posted 22nd September 2025 Notice
