St. Aidan's C of E High School
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| Established | 18 June 1966 |
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| Type | Academy |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Head Teacher | John Wood |
| Chair of Governors | Claire Kelley |
| Location |
Oatlands Drive Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 8JR England 53°59′05″N 1°31′22″W / 53.984800°N 1.522800°WCoordinates: 53°59′05″N 1°31′22″W / 53.984800°N 1.522800°W |
| DfE URN | 137139 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 2,500 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Blue & Yellow |
| Grades |
A-Level - 61% A-B GCSE - 93% A*-C |
| Website | School website |
A-Level - 61% A-B
St Aidan's Church of England High School is a mixed Church of England secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It currently houses over 2500 students of both lower school and sixth form age. The school's Chamber Choir won the 2006 Songs of Praise School Choir of the Year Competition. After their next compete in Songs of Praise 2010, they landed second place.
The school was labelled as "outstanding" by an Ofsted report in October 2006. It is ranked 475th in the country for its GCSE results in 2006 by The Times.
The former Bishop of Ripon, the Right Reverend John Moorman, laid its foundation stone on 18 June 1966. It opened in September 1966 to provide Church of England education for Harrogate's fast-growing population. Since then, it has grown in pupil numbers.
The school building has grown. The most notable is perhaps the Constance Green Hall. It was built adjacent to the ancient Bede House, formerly Wheatlands Academy, a building converted for the school's use, and opened in 1997. More recently, a fully re-furbished Learning resources centre, with approximately 15000 resources and 42 computer workstations opened in May 2006 with a "Beatles Night", featuring the tribute group the Plastic Beatles, Ned and His Angry Stoats, Mexican fire-eaters and a transgender Cilla Black tribute act.
Other building work included completely refurbishing the sixth form cafe area and the old chapel and replacing the bottom tennis courts near the music block with classrooms and a new chapel. The barn was replaced by new tennis courts and there are plans for Eton Fives courts and a Koi pond. In September 2007, the lecture theatre was replaced by a Dance studio for pupils studying Dance.
The school was made one of the first Beacon Schools in 1998. It was also awarded Specialist College Science Status. It won the International Schools Award from the British Council in 2006. The school also received specialist Languages College Status, and followed this up with a series of Languages Days for both students of both primary and secondary level.
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