Hele's School

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Hele's School, Plympton
Established 1658
Type Comprehensive community school
Principal Mr Andrew Birkett BSc
Specialisms Language
Maths & Computing
Vocational
Location Plympton
Plymouth
Devon
England Flag of England
LEA Plymouth City Council
Ofsted number 113536
Students c. 1,350
Gender Co-educational
Ages 11 to 18
Website www.heles.plymouth.sch.uk
Coordinates: 50°23′33″N 4°03′56″W / 50.392436, -4.065483

Hele's School, formerly Plympton Grammar School, is a secondary school in the Plympton district of Plymouth. Hele’s is a community school funded by the Local Education Authority (LEA), which is Plymouth City Council.

In September 2000 the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) designated the school as a specialist Language College. The school has also been designated as a Mathematics and Computing College and has also taken on a vocational specialism.[1]

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[edit] History

Hele's School was founded in 1658 with a bequest made by Elize Hele after whom the school is named. Hele's bequest also led to the founding of The Maynard School and Hele's School, Exeter. In 1715, the Reverend Samuel Reynolds was appointed as head master and his son, Joshua, the painter, attended the school.[2] It was previously located at Castle Barbican in Plympton St. Maurice, but moved to its present position on Seymour Road in 1937.[3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Specialist Schools Home. Department for Children, Schools and Families. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  2. ^ Plympton Grammar School. Plymouth Data- The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  3. ^ Hele's School. Royal Navy. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (2004). Oxford University Press. Retrieved on 2007-09-13. 
  5. ^ Who's Who 2007. A & C Black. ISBN 978-0-7136-7527-6. 

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