Holmer Green Senior School Explained

Holmer Green Senior School (HGSS)
Coordinates:51.6656°N -0.698°W
Motto:‘Work Hard, Be Kind, Have Passion’
Type:Academy
Head Label:Headmaster
Head:Ed Hilyard
Specialist:Business and Enterprise school
Address:Parish Piece
City:Holmer Green, High Wycombe
County:Buckinghamshire
Postcode:HP15 6SP
Country:England
Dfeno:825/4070
Ofsted:yes
Urn:138058
Enrolment:1218[1]

In 2008, the school was one of 34 UK secondary schools to win the NACE challenge award for its approach to able, gifted and talented children.[3]

In 2016 the school was inspected by Ofsted and awarded a 'good' rating with inspectors saying pupils were 'exceptionally well prepared for life in modern Britain'.

Notable former pupils

Phone masts

Holmer Green Senior School is one of several Buckinghamshire schools which hosts mobile phone masts. Contracts between Buckinghamshire County Council and various mobile phone operators generate an income of £145,000 per annum, of which about £59,000 comes from contracts for masts that are installed in schools.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Specialist Schools Home . DfES . July 2006 . 2006-07-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060803055309/http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/specialistschools/ . 2006-08-03.
  2. Web site: Holmer Green Senior School GOV.uk. UK Government. Coeducational. 11. 18. .

    Holmer Green Senior School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Holmer Green, Buckinghamshire, England. The school has approximately 1220 pupils. The school shares a common catchment area with the nearby Sir William Ramsay School.

    In September 2006 the school was designated by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) as a specialist school in Business & Enterprise.[1]

  3. Web site: NACE challenge award. NACE. 2008. 2008-07-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080719063136/http://www.nace.co.uk/nace/challenge_award/nace_challenge_award_achieving_schools.htm. 2008-07-19.
  4. Web site: It's all down to confidence. Newsquest Media Group. 11 August 2010.
  5. Web site: Holmer Green Senior School | Beyond HGSS . 2015-04-18 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150404070713/http://www.hgss.co.uk/default.aspx?id=373 . 2015-04-04 .
  6. Web site: Questions and Answers for County Council Meeting . Buckinghamshire County Council . 22 January 2004 . 2007-04-16.