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 […]

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. 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 […]

On 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 […]