Greenhead College
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| Greenhead College | |
| Established | 1980 |
| Type | Sixth form college |
| Headmaster | Martin Rostron |
| Location | Greenhead Road Huddersfield West Yorkshire HD1 4ES England |
| LEA | Kirklees |
| Students | 1,700 (approx.) |
| Ages | 16 to 19 |
| Telephone | 01484 422032 |
| Fax | 01484 518025 |
| Website | www.greenhead.ac.uk |
Greenhead College is a former grammar school and current sixth form college located in Huddersfield, in the English county of West Yorkshire. The current principal is Martin Rostron.
With around 1800 pupils, it is a relatively large college, attracting pupils from as far afield as Wakefield, Manchester, Barnsley, Bradford, Leeds, Halifax, Saddleworth, and Oldham.
It has a good reputation, with a regular annual flow of students into both Oxford and Cambridge universities.[1] Students from feeder schools are given priority to those from other schools, and are only required to obtain a minimum of five GCSE C grades (including a C in either Mathematics or English) to gain a place at the college.[2] Students from non-feeder schools are considered on their mock GCSE results and space on courses, following consideration of feeder school students.[2] It has been criticised for selecting only the brightest students, but this has been denied by the principal Martin Rostron, saying "It's not true. We do take in students of all abilities".[3]
The college topped The Guardian and The Independent A level college league tables in 2006.[4]
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[edit] Campus
The Greenhead College campus is located on one site, near the centre of Huddersfield. The campus is fairly small in comparison with the number of students enrolled - however, it manages to effectively provide provision for a multitude of subjects taught. The college has approximately 8 main buildings, which are all internally linked.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
Greenhead has a mandatory enrichment programme, which encourages pupils to partake in extracurricular activities such as The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Greenhead's Amnesty Group or a variety of sports activities and teams.
As part of the enrichment program, pupils must undertake one week of PaWS (Projects and Work Shadowing) in the lower-sixth. Work shadowing placements include medical, political, scientific and language-based jobs, usually at a senior level within the respective companies. If a pupil does not wish to do work shadowing, many projects, from circus skills to mathematical art, are available.
[edit] Awards
- The Queen's Award in 1996.
- The Educational Institution of the Year Award in 1999
- The Beacon College Award in May 1999, and again in September 2004
- The Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Excellence in 2000 (for the second time)
- Officially announced as "outstanding" in the May 2004 Ofsted report[5]
Source: Greenhead College: Awards
[edit] References
- ^ Student Destinations. Greenhead College.
- ^ a b Entry Requirements. Greenhead College.
- ^ Reasons to be cheerful. The Independent (2005-01-13). Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- ^ A-levels 2006: colleges. The Guardian.
- ^ Greenhead College. Ofsted (2004). Retrieved on 2006-11-02.
