Holgate School, Barnsley
| Motto |
Fortiter Occupa Portam Latin > "Bravely hold the gate." A pun referring to the founder, Robert Holgate. |
|---|---|
| Established | 1546 |
| Closed | 2012 |
| Type | Voluntary controlled school |
| Head Teacher | Mr Manderson and Mr Haynes |
| Chair of Governors | Kay Thompson |
| Founder | Robert Holgate, Archbishop of York |
| Specialism | Sports |
| Location |
Shaw Lane Barnsley South Yorkshire S70 6EP England  Coordinates: 53°33′01″N 1°29′41″W / 53.55035°N 1.49463°W |
| Local authority | Barnsley |
| DfE number | ???/4500 |
| DfE URN | 106657 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 952 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Colours | black, green, silver |
| Former name | Holgate Grammar School |
| Website | School Website |
Holgate School was a state school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It was closed in 2012, when it was merged with The Kingstone School to form Horizon Community College.
Admissions
It was awarded the status of Sports College in 2005 for its attention to sporting achievements.
History
Holgate School was originally founded in 1546 in Hemsworth by Robert Holgate, the Archbishop of York. In 1888 it was re-organised and moved to Barnsley, South Yorkshire.[1] The grammar school had around 850 boys and moved to its present site in 1912. The school has now closed due to the conjoining of the two Barnsley schools Holgate and Kingstone, coming together to form Horizon Community College.
In January 1981, Michael Parkinson said that Barnsley Grammar School was to his education what myxomatosis was to rabbits.
Comprehensive
In 1978 it became a fully co-educational comprehensive school, having first admitted its first comprehensive first year intake in 1973. The sixth form went soon after, in 1980.
Academic performance
It got GCSE results under the England average but about average for Barnsley. Like all schools in Barnsley, except the Barnsley Academy, it had no sixth form, with A levels taken at Barnsley College.
Notable alumni
- Jimmy Greenhoff - Pro Footballer
- Brian Greenhoff - Pro Footballer
- Sam Nixon - a UK pop singer and television presenter
- Azeem Rafiq, cricketer
Barnsley and District Holgate Grammar School
- Frank Atkinson CBE, Director from 1970-87 of Beamish Museum, President from 1974-5 of the Museums Association
- Denis Barker, former BP executive
- Sir Stuart Burgess CBE, Chairman from 1995-2004 of Finsbury Worldwide Pharmaceutical
- Donald Chapman, Baron Northfield, Labour MP from 1951-70 for Birmingham Northfield
- Prof Norman Chapman, G. F. Grant Professor of Chemistry from 1956-92 at the University of Hull
- Prof Gordon Cherry, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning from 1976-91 at the University of Birmingham
- Prof Donald Davie, poet
- Brian Fieldhouse, Chief Executive from 1990-5 of West Sussex County Council
- Brian Glover - actor
- Michael Green, Controller from 1986-96 of BBC Radio 4, and Chairman from 1990-5 of the Radio Academy
- Harry Hill, Chief Executive from 1998-2007 of Countrywide plc
- Sir Ronald Holroyd, former ICI executive
- Eric Illsley, former Labour MP for Barnsley Central
- John Malcolm, actor
- Martyn Moxon - Director of Pro Cricket at Yorkshire CCC
- Sir Michael Parkinson - an English broadcaster and journalist
- Stan Richards, actor best known for playing the role of Seth Armstrong in the soap opera Emmerdale from 1978-2004
- Prof Harry Rothwell, Professor of History from 1945-68 at the University of Southampton
- Rev Canon Geoffrey Shaw, Principal from 1979-89 at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
- William Taylor CBE, Conservative MP from 1950-64 for Bradford North
- Howard Thackstone, Chief General Manager from 1962-6 of Midland Bank
See also
References
External links
| |||||||||||||||||