Prince Henry's High School
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| Motto | Parva Magna Crescunt |
|---|---|
| Established | c. 1376 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Dr A A L Evans |
| Chair | Steve Butcher |
| Location |
Victoria Avenue Evesham Worcestershire WR11 4QH England Coordinates: 52°05′56″N 1°56′29″W / 52.09889°N 1.94137°W |
| Local authority | Worcestershire |
| DfE number | 885/5403 |
| DfE URN | 117000 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1258 [1] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 13–18 |
| School Song | Jerusalem |
| Website | PHHS |
Prince Henry's High School, formerly Prince Henry's Grammar School is a secondary school with academy status in Evesham, Worcestershire, England. It is a co-educational high school, in which there are about 1260 students enrolled, aged between 13 and 18.[1] It is situated in the north of Evesham off the A4184, near the junction with the B4624, adjacent to the north of the railway, and serves the town of Evesham and surrounding villages. A 2010 Ofsted report accorded the school a Grade 1 (outstanding)[2]
Admissions
The predominant entry to the school is by students entering in Year 9 from one of the feeder middle schools:
- Bredon Hill Middle School, in the nearby village of Ashton under Hill
- St Egwin's C. of E. Middle School, also in Evesham
History
The school is over 600 years old [3] and was originally established as a school for the poor that was attached to Evesham's Benedictine Abbey. The school is named after Prince Henry, the brother of King Charles I. Dr Lewis Bayley had previously taught at and secured an endowment for the school from the town of Evesham through a new town charter, which identifies the school as a "Free Grammar School of Prince Henry in Evesham". As Prince Henry's Grammar School, the school had around 500 boys and girls.
In 1973 it was renamed Prince Henry's High School, a comprehensive school. In 1993 it became a grant-maintained school then in 1999 it became a foundation school. It is now a secondary school with the specialist designation of Language College.[1] In 2010, plans were announced to change the school into an academy in a move to improve funding, and provide more opportunities for the pupils in the school.[4]
National Teaching School Status
In April 2014, Prince Henry’s High School was selected by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) to become a national teaching school[5] – an important role in raising standards. Teaching Schools take a leading role in recruiting and training new entrants to the profession, identifying leadership potential and providing support for other schools. Prince Henry’s High School was one of only 200 schools in England to be granted teaching school status in the latest designation round.
Introduced in 2011, teaching schools are all rated as “outstanding” and mark a shift towards school-centred training. They work with partner schools in an alliance, including at least one university, to ensure high quality school-led initial teacher training and professional development opportunities for teachers at all stages of their career. They raise standards through school-to-school support, engage in research and development, and ensure that the most talented school leaders are spotted and supported to become successful headteachers.
Modern Day
Prince Henry’s High School is known nationally to provide an outstanding education, and the school's sport fixtures (commonly against independent and grammar schools) are very successful.
On the 1st December 2015, a new language (MFL & English) block was officially opened - named the Grove after an Old Boy, Gordon Grove.
Buildings
Like most schools, Prince Henry's High School has many buildings containing different subjects; these include.
- Abbey Block (A block) - Previously home to English, currently used as Mathematics and History.
- Burlingham Block (B Block) - History, Government and Politics, Geography, Computing and Media. 2 classrooms have been refurbished to ICT suites and some history / geography classes have moved to Abbey Block.
- C Block - Home Economics, Textiles and Art.
- D Block - Mobile classrooms mainly used for English and Mathematics teaching.
- E Block - Added onto the main building in the 1980s, the classrooms are science laboratories, mainly biology and physics.
- G Block - Originally a two classroom building, G block now extends to the newly opened 'Grove' building, featuring History and Business Studies(in the original rooms), English and MFL in the new block.
- M Block - The original 'main' block, now home to the library, science laboratories, offices, and computer rooms. Some labs are being refurbished as they were getting old/worn out
- P Block - Two wood cabins built as temporary classrooms to house MFL whilst the Grove was being built, they are temporarily empty.
- S Block - The Sixth Form block, also home to Religion, Philosophy and Ethics.
- T block - The music suite, with Apple Macintosh computers and recording rooms.
The school also has a large sports hall, a gymnasium and a fitness suite - the Alex Gregory building. Adjacent to the school is the Arts Centre, available to the public and used for school assemblies. The large school hall, the Princess Royal Hall (PRH) is not used for assemblies.
Alumni
Prince Henry's High School
- Alex Gregory MBE, Team GB Rower and Olympic Gold Medallist. Left the sixth form in 2002. [6]
- Thomas Green AKA 'Rockwell', London-based Drum and Bass Producer and DJ on Shogun Audio [7]
Prince Henry's Grammar School
- Les Huckfield, Labour MP 1967-83 for Nuneaton, and MEP 1984-89 for Merseyside East
- Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham, Lib Dem MP 1992-2005 for Cheltenham
- Brian George Whitcombe (Computer systems engineer), Computer Systems Manager of Jaguar Cars until his retirement in 1991
- Dr Chris Lashmore-Davies, plasma physicist.[8]
- William Valentine Mayneord CBE FRS (1902–88), radiologist, President of the British Institute of Radiology in 1942-43 and of the International Organization for Medical Physics 1965-69
- John Moxham,[9] Professor of Respiratory Medicine since 1990 at King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Chairman since 2009 of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
- Mark Beech, writer and rock critic
Former teachers
- Peter Reynolds, archaeologist (taught Classics).[10]
- Prof John Turner, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Botswana 1982-84, and Sarah Fielden Professor of Education at the University of Manchester 1985-94 (taught 1951-53)
References
- 1 2 3 Ofsted report Nov 2006 Retrieved 27 July 2009
- ↑ 2010 Ofsted report. Retrieved 7 January 2011
- ↑ "2010 prospectus" (PDF). Prince Henry's High School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ "The New Academies?". Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ↑ Teaching School Retrieved 5 September 2014
- ↑ http://www.princehenrys.worcs.sch.uk/?p=796
- ↑ http://www.shogunaudio.co.uk/artists/rockwell
- ↑ "Chris Lashmore-Davies: theoretical plasma physicist (obituary)". The Times. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ↑ National Health Service Retrieved 7 December 2011
- ↑ "Peter Reynolds - obituary". The Telegraph. 20 October 2001. Retrieved 7 January 2011.