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.
We are proud to announce that we have been officially accredited by Young Enterprise as a Centre of Excellence in Financial Education—a significant milestone that reflects our commitment to high-quality financial education and preparing students for life beyond the classroom. This achievement follows a rigorous year-long process that began in summer 2024. As part of […]
January 5, 2026In 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. Headteacher, Peter Roberts congratulated ‘an exceptionally talented year group, who had worked incredibly hard during the last 5 years’. He went on to say, ‘we are blessed […]
October 24, 2025On 11th October the HGS Soul Band once again performed at the Marsden Jazz Festival. This is an international music festival that has been running since 1992, with HGS performing there since 1998. Throughout the whole weekend there were a range of pro-musician concerts, supported by a wide range of free performances all around the town of […]
November 3, 2025
It is official! We are ranked the No.1 state secondary school in Kirklees/Calderdale in the 2020 Real Schools Guide.
Posted 8th July 2019 News