Archbishop Holgate's School
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Archbishop Holgate's School is a voluntary aided Church of England secondary school in York.
The school was founded as Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School in 1546 by the Archbishop of York Robert Holgate. The current Archbishop of York continues to be linked to the school today, in the form of Chair of Governors.
The original Grammar school was in Ogleforth, in the shadow of York Minster. It moved to buildings in Lord Mayor's Walk (now occupied by St. John's college) in 1858, and again in 1963 to its present purpose-built home in Badger Hill, off Hull Road. Until 1985 the School was a single-sex boys Grammar School. With the reorganisation of education in York in 1985, the school changed name to Archbishop Holgate's School, and became a co-educational comprehensive school. At this same time the outdoor swimming pool was converted to an indoor pool, a new sports hall was built, and upgrading to music, design and technology, home economics and other facilities took place. The schools facilities now include an indoor heated swimming pool, a chapel and a boathouse on the River Ouse.
Recent Headmasters include Donald Frith OBE (1959-1978), Dr J M Frost (1979-1984), and Alan Walker, an old boy and former English teacher at the school (1984- ), all of whom have since died. Dr Frost went on to become Principal of the then new York 6th Form college, in the building previously occupied by Ashfield Secondary Modern School, which opened with reorganisation in 1985.
The school has two main statuses - Science College and Leading Edge. The current headmaster is John Harris.
[edit] Famous ex-pupils
Ex headboy Geoffrey McGivern went on to a stage, radio and tv career via the Cambridge Footlights
The well-known ITV sports commentator Jon Champion was also a pupil in the 1970's and 80's
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