Archbishop Holgate's School
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| Established | 1546 |
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| Type | Academy |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headteacher | Andrew Daly |
| Founder | Robert Holgate |
| Location |
Hull Road, Tang Hall York North Yorkshire YO10 5ZA England Coordinates: 53°57′09″N 1°02′28″W / 53.9524°N 1.0411°W |
| DfE number | 816/4500 |
| DfE URN | 136617 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1037 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | Archbishop Holgate's |
Archbishop Holgate's School is a coeducational Church of England secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in York, North Yorkshire, England.
The current headmaster is Andrew Daly. It is situated in the east of York, on the A1079, just east of the University of York in the parish of St Paul, Heslington.
The school was founded as Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School in 1546 by Robert Holgate, the then Archbishop of York. The link between the school and successive Archbishops of York has been continuous throughout the school's history, and as recently as 2004, the Archbishop of York held the post of Chair of Governors for the school.
The original grammar school was in Ogleforth near York Minster. In the 1800s it was referred to as "The Rev. Shackley's School", and Thomas Cooke taught there.
In 1858 the school moved to Lord Mayor's Walk (now occupied by York St John University) in 1858, and moved again in 1963 to its present purpose-built £180,000 home in Badger Hill, off Hull Road. It was administered by the City of York Education Committee.
Arthur Holderness M.Sc, F.R.I.C, was senior chemistry master after the Second World War and he, along with John Lambert, wrote the highly successful and celebrated O-level chemistry textbook School Certificate Chemistry and later New Certificate Chemistry.
Until 1985, it was an all-boys' grammar school. With the reorganisation of education in York in 1985, the school changed its name to Archbishop Holgate's School, and became a co-educational [comprehensive] school. During this transition period the outdoor swimming pool was converted to an indoor pool, a new sports hall was built, and upgrades were made to music, design and technology, home economics and other facilities. The school's facilities now include an indoor heated swimming pool, a chapel and a boathouse on the River Ouse. In 2009 a £4.3 million two-storey learning centre with landscaping, parking and bike storage, called the LearningCentre@AHS was built, and now serves as the home of the school's sixth form facilities.
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