Holmer Green Senior School
| Holmer Green Senior School (HGSS) | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Parish Piece , , HP15 6SP England | |
| Coordinates | 51°39′56″N 0°41′53″W / 51.66563°N 0.69799°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | ‘Work Hard, Be Kind, Have Passion’ |
| Specialist | Business and Enterprise school |
| Department for Education URN | 138058 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headmaster | Ed Hilyard |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1218[1] |
| Website | www |
Holmer Green Senior School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Holmer Green, Buckinghamshire, England. The school has approximately 1220 pupils. The school shares a common catchment area with the nearby Sir William Ramsay School.
In September 2006 the school was designated by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) as a specialist school in Business & Enterprise.[2]
In 2008, the school was one of 34 UK secondary schools to win the NACE challenge award for its approach to able, gifted and talented children.[3]
In 2016 the school was inspected by Ofsted and awarded a 'good' rating with inspectors saying pupils were 'exceptionally well prepared for life in modern Britain'.
Notable former pupils
[edit]- James Corden, television host, actor, comedian, and singer.[4]
- Swampy (environmentalist) (gained three GCSEs in 1989)[5]
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson, actor[6]
Phone masts
[edit]Holmer Green Senior School is one of several Buckinghamshire schools which hosts mobile phone masts. Contracts between Buckinghamshire County Council and various mobile phone operators generate an income of £145,000 per annum, of which about £59,000 comes from contracts for masts that are installed in schools. [7]
References
[edit]- ^ {{citeweb| title=Holmer Green Senior School GOV.uk| publisher=UK Government| url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138058
- ^ "Specialist Schools Home". DfES. July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2006. Retrieved 28 July 2006.
- ^ "NACE challenge award". NACE. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
- ^ "It's all down to confidence". Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ Buckinghamshire Examiner Friday 22 September 1989, page 14
- ^ "Holmer Green Senior School | Beyond HGSS". Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Questions and Answers for County Council Meeting" (PDF). Buckinghamshire County Council. 22 January 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2007. [dead link]
