Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
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| Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School with Specialisms in Science and Performing Arts | |
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| Motto | 'Working together to Inspire, Challenge and Achieve' |
| Established | 1947 |
| Type | Community Grammar School |
| Headteacher | Mr Stephen Box |
| Specialism | Science, Performing Arts |
| Location | Aylesbury Buckinghamshire England  |
| LEA | Buckinghamshire |
| Ofsted number | 110496 |
| Students | 1030 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| School colours | Maroon |
| Website | www.sirhenryfloyd.bucks.sch.uk |
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Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School with Specialisms in Science and Performing Arts is a co-educational grammar school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. It is named after Sir Henry Floyd, a former Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire. It is one of three Grammar Schools in Aylesbury Town. The others being Aylesbury High School and Aylesbury Grammar School. As a selective state school, its entry requirements are dictated by the exam taken at the age of 10-11.
The school educates both boys and girls from the age of 11, in year 7, through to the age of 18, in year 13 (Upper VI). The school has its largest intakes at Year 7 followed by Year 12 (Lower VI). On completing GCSEs, most pupils stay on to complete their A-levels at the school's sixth-form.
In September 2002 the school was awarded specialist school status as a Performing Arts College, by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). In 2007 the school was awarded specialist status as a Science College. The school, since July 2007, is a Healthy School, which shows that the school has good practice and healthy outcomes for their students and staff.
The school is sometimes referred to as "SHFGS" or more usually as "the Floyd".
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[edit] History
The school was founded as the Aylesbury Technical College in 1947. The current Practical Block is the original building of the school. As the name suggests, it specialised in subjects such as woodwork, metalwork and related subjects. The school still has some textbooks which date back to that era. In 1963, the college became a grammar school, which focused on more academic subjects and was reopened as Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School, named after Sir Henry Floyd, the then Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire. It was during this period, that the Tower Block was built so the school could provide facilities to teach other subjects. In the 1980s, the Geography Block (now the Humanities Block), the hall, gym and the terrapins were built after a major fire. In 1992, the Sixth Form Block was built and has won local architectural awards. In 1999, the New Block (now the Library Block) was built and in 2002, the Performing Arts Block was constructed as a result of the school’s first specialism, Performing Arts.
[edit] Facilities
The school is situated on Oxford Road in Aylesbury, next to Aylesbury College. As a result, there is the option for VI Form students to take some A-Levels at the College, such as Law, which cannot be provided by the school. Before the college was demolished and rebuilt, the school occasionally used the college's sports hall for activities such as basketball.
The school has a modern performing arts building, complete with a recording studio. It also has a fully equipped, modern library, which contains computers and internet access, and multimedia resources, as well as the usual books, newspapers and periodicals.[1]. The school also has four computer rooms, two of which are specialised for technology and performing arts departments, and 30 laptops for each department. The school is one of the best in the county for disabled access and all buildings and floors have step free access.
However, six of the eight science laboratories, which were fitted in 1963 are in need of major work, the gym is run down, the terrapins are not in good condition and the canteen needs an extension. To combat overcrowding, outdoor picnic benches have been set up beside the canteen, which has doubled the capacity and the oldest terrapin was demolished in 2006 and replaced by a brand new one in 2007. A new sports hall was given planning permission in 2006 but was not built as the LEA had it's funding cut for new buildings.
According to Buckinghamshire County Council, the net capacity of the school is 946 students, while the current number is 1030. Sixth Form and staff accommodation is at a critical stage. The school has 300 students in VI Form but the VI Form Block can now only hold 75 pupils. The reason for the low capacity is that 50% of the block is now used for dance. Therefore, there is no longer a private study area for VI Formers. There were plans to build a new one along with two dance 'marquees' by the start of the 2008/09 school year. However, the application has been refused as the school is in the Aylesbury Flood Plain and that the marquees have no 'architectural merit'[2].
[edit] Houses
The students at SHFGS are divided into five houses, which are named after grand estates in the area.
| House | Colour |
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| Ascott | Yellow |
| Claydon | Purple |
| Hartwell | Red |
| Mentmore | Green |
| Waddesdon | Blue |
[edit] Uniform
Students are required to wear uniform, however there are different uniform codes for the different schools:
- Lower School - Pupils are required to wear a maroon school jumper, a school tie (with the pupil's house colour), black socks, and smart black shoes. For boys, a white shirt and black trousers should be worn. For girls, a white blouse and either a black skirt or a pair of smart black trousers are required. A black blazer is optional for both genders. For the Summer term, a school polo shirt is allowed to be worn instead of the usual dress code.
- Upper School - Students are required to wear a black blazer with the school emblem, a school tie, black socks, and smart black shoes. For boys, a white shirt and black trousers should be worn. For girls, a white blouse and either a black skirt or a pair of smart black trousers are required. The maroon jumper is not permissible, however a black V-neck jumper may be worn. For the Summer term, a school polo shirt is allowed to be worn instead of the usual dress code.
- VI form - VI form has a less restrictive uniform policy compared to the rest of the school. For boys, a shirt and tie must be worn with smart trousers. A polo shirt is permitted during the Summer term. Girls are allowed to wear anything unless it is too revealing. Jeans are not allowed for either sex.
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