Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley

Prince Henry's Grammar School
Dark stone building with three ranges and many tall mullioned windows close to and facing the road
Old school premises at Manor Square in Otley
Address
Map
Farnley Lane

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LS21 2BB

England
Coordinates53°54′45″N 1°41′37″W / 53.9124°N 1.6937°W / 53.9124; -1.6937
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1607 (1607)
Local authorityCity of Leeds
SpecialistLanguage College
Department for Education URN137704 Tables
OfstedReports
Headteacher GovernorSally Bishop[1]
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1430
Colour(s)   
Blue and White
School SealLatin: SIG LIBERAE SCHOLAE HEN PRINCIPIS APUD OTLEY
Seal of the free school of Prince Henry in Otley
Websitehttp://www.princehenrys.co.uk/

Prince Henry's Grammar School (a specialist language college), also known as Prince Henry's or PHGS, is a co-educational comprehensive secondary school and sixth form established in 1607 in the market town of Otley, West Yorkshire, England. The school teaches pupils between the ages of 11 and 18 and has around 1,400 students and 84 teachers. It retains a high position within regional league tables.[2] In 2016, Prince Henry's had the third highest results for GCSEs in Leeds.[3] Also in 2016, PHGS was the best state school in Leeds for A Level results.[4] The school has repeatedly received a 'good' rating from Ofsted with outstanding features, however has in the past received criticism for the state of the old school building.[5][6] Despite the name, Prince Henry's is now a state-funded academy school.

  1. ^ Prince Henry’s Grammar School Local Governing Committee Prince Henry’s Grammar School. Retrieved 23 April 2022
  2. ^ "Search for schools and colleges to compare – GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ "UPDATED: Top performing schools in Leeds and Bradford districts revealed in secondary school league tables". Wharfedale Observer. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Otley school 'best in Leeds' for A levels". Wharfedale Observer. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. ^ http://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/10283630.Prince_Henry_s_School_at_Otley_praised_by_inspectors/-[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Prince Henry's earns Ofsted praise". Wharfedale Observer. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

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