John Hampden Grammar School
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| John Hampden Grammar School | |
| Motto | Quit Ye Like Men |
| Established | 1893 |
| Headteacher | Mr Stephen Nokes |
| Specialisms | Technology College & Sports College |
| Location | Marlow Hill High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 1SZ England |
| LEA | Buckinghamshire |
| Ofsted number | 110485 |
| Students | 987 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| School colours | Red, Yellow, Black, and Grey |
| Website | http://www.johnhampdengrammar.bucks.sch.uk |
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John Hampden Grammar School (known colloquially as "JHGS") is a boys' grammar school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. It is named after politician and English Civil War participant John Hampden. It should not be confused with the similarly named John Hampden School, which is a primary school in Wendover, Buckinghamshire.
The school was originally the Wycombe Technical High School (WTHS), which was founded in the building to the east of the town centre vacated by the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, when the latter moved to its present site to the north of the town. In 1966 when the WTHS moved to a new site to the south of the town, it was renamed as The John Hampden School (TJHS), and later took on the Grammar school name (JHGS).
As the original name suggested, the school was practically orientated, but now its results put it alongside other Buckinghamshire grammar schools[1]. New buildings, opened recently, include a new sports hall and mathematics classrooms. In 2001 the school was awarded specialist school status as a Technology College, by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). It was also recently awarded Sports College status.[1]
The school is one of the few grammar schools that doesn't teach Latin compulsory and non- compulsory, rather they teach German and French. Modern Languages at the school are taught in a custom built state-of-the-art Language Lab (providing students with IT learning facilities and interactive teaching).
The school has also conducted many Football tours, the website for the most recent being http://www.jhgstour.com.
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[edit] Miscellaneous
In 2003 the Royal Grammar School was used as the location for two seasons of the television series That'll Teach 'em for Channel 4. The then head teacher was the retired head of the John Hampden Grammar School, Andrew MacTavish. Mr. MacTavish was himself a pupil at the RGS, and started his teaching career there.[2]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Heston Blumenthal, chef.[3]
- Simon Burnett, swimmer.[4]
- Terry Pratchett, author.[5]
- David Shayler, member of MI5 prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act .[6]
- Steve Wilson, journalist.[7]
- Edward Savage, actor
- Abdul Waheed, suspected aircraft bomb plotter placema
[edit] Sporting Achievements
In 2008, the Year 9, under 14 football team won not only the County Cup, but also the ESFA Under 14 Schools' Cup for the first time in over 25 years, beating Lancaster School from Leicester at Huish Park, the home of Coca Cola League 1 side Yeovil Town F.C.. Tom Coleman scored the only goal of the game in the 50th minute watched by the pupils who had travelled to support them. The team will now travel to Edinburgh to take on the best schools from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in the Great Britain finals.
JHGS recently became one of the few schools in the UK to have a Climbing Wall added as part of the sporting facilities. The school also has the privilege of usage of the Wycombe Sports Centre facilities opposite.
[edit] References
- ^ Specialist Schools Home. DfES (March 2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
- ^ Back to the future. NCSL - ldr magazine (1 June 2004). Retrieved on 2006-08-01.
- ^ Parent's Association Newsletter. John Hampden Grammar School (February 2006). Retrieved on 2006-10-10.
- ^ Spring Newsletter. John Hampden Grammar School (March 2006). Retrieved on 2006-08-01.
- ^ Discworld heroes were old masters. Bucks Free Press (13 February 2002). Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
- ^ Shayler: The exiled spy. BBC news (26 February 2000). Retrieved on 2006-07-28.
- ^ Channel Four Football Italia. Channel Four (July 2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-17.
[edit] External links
- School website
- Ofsted Report 2005
- DfES Performance Tables
- Novelite - A JHGS Young Enterprise Company
