Doncaster High School
Hall Cross Academy Logo
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| Motto | Confort et liesse (Welfare and Jubilation) |
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| Established | 1350 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Pippa Dodgson |
| Location |
Thorne Road Doncaster South Yorkshire DN1 2HY England 53°31′23″N 1°07′29″W / 53.523106°N 1.124831°WCoordinates: 53°31′23″N 1°07′29″W / 53.523106°N 1.124831°W |
| DfE URN | 137842 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Capacity | 2263 |
| Students | 1911 |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Former pupils | Old Danensians |
| Former names | Doncaster Grammar School, Hall Cross Comprehensive School |
| Website | Hall Cross Academy |
Hall Cross Academy (formerly Hall Cross School and Doncaster Grammar School), founded in 1350, is a co-educational academy in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.
The Academy is split over two sites, with the Upper academy located in the centre of Doncaster (in the Town Fields area) and the Lower academy in the north of Bessacarr, near the Dome. Hall Cross Academy has specialist status as a Science College. The total number of pupils who attend the Academy is over 2000. It features as an integral part of the community, providing access to facilities for many primary schools, which also form part of its large catchment area. The headteacher of the Academy is Pippa Dodgshon.
It is named after the Hall Cross on Hall Cross Hill, on the opposite side of the main road through Doncaster.
The library building is the oldest building on the Town Centre site, it was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and was built in 1869. Downstairs it features a plaque which can still be seen to this day, dedicating the building to Queen Victoria. The library is a classic example of Victorian Gothic Revival, featuring a large Hammerbeam roof decorated with flowers cut into the massive oak beams which may, in fact, be stained pine. The building also features a tower at one corner. Inside, the library features two massive Gothic-style glass windows at either end, one of them being stained glass, designed and executed by former pupil C. Rupert Moore, which was unveiled in 1938 as a tribute to "Old Boys" from the school who died in World War I. The library features a large number of Victorian plaques, dedicated to past headteachers of the school, men from the school who died in both wars, and other various things. The one added most recently commemorates the visit by Prince Charles to the school in 1989. By number of books, the library is the biggest school library in Doncaster and is largely used by the 6th form.
Christchurch house is the school's equivalent of a "6th form block". It is a large detached Victorian Townhouse which overlooks the local church that the house is named after. The house features a grand wooden staircase, stained glass skylights, and a statue of the Venus de Milo which originally resided in the Girls' School, built in 1918. When the school was disbanded, the statue was moved to Hall Cross Academy.
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