HGS News Archive

We are currently experiencing some problems with our email service. The service may be interrupted from time to time, and may run on a reduced-features basis for some of the time.

We expect that emails sent to school will be delivered, although some may be delayed. If your  message is urgent then we suggest you consider telephoning the school rather than using email until the service is fully restored.

School email users will notice a limited-services interface for the time being.

Heckmondwike Grammar School will open as a new Academy with effect from 1^st September 2010.

A big well done to this year's year 11 who broke several records again with their GCSE results. Our 164 students achieved  2041 passes at grade C or better, an average of 12.4 passes per candidate. Almost 90% of the grades awarded were at B or better and 75% of these grades were either A or starred A.

There were some outstanding individual performances. Tanieka Kargwal, Amara Patel, Amirah Valli, Sarah Lucas, Charlotte Burns and Sophie Denton each achieved a remarkable 12 or more A* grades and  Chloe Ashton, Georgina Barry, Rachel Foster, Safiya Gajra, Paul Gape, Joshua Glassett, Airlangga Gunawan, Ashleigh Harwood, James Heseltine, Jonathan Rhodes, Seemeen Sakharkar, Eleanor Tankard and Ali Zafar were each awarded 10 or 11 A* passes.

In total a record 134 students achieved five or more A/A* grades, and 158 students achieved an A* or A grade in at least one subject, results which reflect once again the hard work and dedication of the staff and students . Congratulations!

Congratulations to all our students on achieving some excellent A-level results this year. Our 244 upper sixth students achieved 978 A-level pass grades, and when these were combined with their AS results the average number of passes was almost 4.9 per student (AS grades counting half).

There were 100% pass rates in almost all subjects and the quality of grades achieved was high. Excluding general studies, 85% of results were at grade C or better and 71.4% of these grades were either A*,A or B. There were some outstanding individual performances. Fifty students achieved 3 or more grade A* or A passes, thirty-five students achieved 4 or more grade A* or A passes and fourteen students achieved a remarkable 5 A* or A-grades. Sixty four students, between them, amassed an impressive total of 232 A* or A grades.

Particular congratulations go to Lewis Bartlett, David Lukic, Yajur Shah and Emma Stirk on achieving 4 A* grades.

The average UCAS points score, at 446.7 is our best ever performance and means that the vast majority of our year 13 students have secured places at University. These results reflect a tremendous amount of dedication by the students and staff and represent rich reward for all their hard work - well done!

A PDF file containing the relevant information is available here. It contains details of all the topics covered, including results information, how to accept your offers, explanations of clearing, adjustment and next steps.

Results Day is Thursday 19th August.

Results can be collected from school at 10am.

Students are advised to check their offers on UCAS track.

Staff will be available to see students eligible for clearing from 8.00am, and for any other student enquires from 10.00am. 

The school currently has vacancies for a Cover Supervisor and a Reprographics/Staff Support Assistant. Details and application forms can be found on the school vacancies page

All books should be returned on Tuesday 22nd June. Please report to the Main Hall at 10.00am when a leaving form will be issued. Staff signatures are required for all your subjects including the Library. Completed forms should be handed in to Mr Taylor. School uniform should be worn.

Metal locker keys should be returned to Matron who will be in the Main Hall. Charges will be made for any losses. Outstanding monies owed to the Business or Examinations Offices should be settled immediately.

If you have a tie or blazer in good condition which you wish to donate, please hand it to Mr Cook or Mrs Soles.

The Local Authority will be carrying out essential work on the schools broadband link starting at 8pm on Wednesday 26th May and continuing until 6am on Thursday 27th May. This work affects all schools in the Kirklees LEA.

The following services provided by HGS will not be available during this time:

• HGS Web Site
• Staff and Student email
• Moodle (HGS Virtual Learning Environment)
• Work from Home

After the February half term holiday the new Reception and Car Park facilities will be fully operational.    Visitors and parents attending meetings or pupil interviews are asked to report to Reception and are welcome to use the car park, if spaces are available.   Parents collecting sick children should also report to Reception.    In light of the concerns about safeguarding issues and the security of staff and students we would ask that you do not enter the school from any other door unless specifically requested to do so e.g. for shows etc.