Archbishop Holgate'S

Archbishop Holgate's School is a coeducational Church of England secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in York, North Yorkshire, England. AdmissionsThe current headmaster is Andrew Daly. It is situated in the east of York, on the A1079, just east of the University of York in the parish of St Paul, Heslington. HistoryThe school was founded as Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School in 1546 by Robert Holgate, the then Archbishop of York. The link between the school and successive Archbishops of York has been continuous throughout the school's history, and as recently as 2004, the Archbishop of York held the post of Chair of Governors for the school. Grammar SchoolThe original grammar school was in Ogleforth near York Minster. In the 1800s it was referred to as "The Rev. Shackley's School", and Thomas Cooke taught there. In 1858 the school moved to Lord Mayor's Walk (now occupied by York St John University) in 1858, and moved again in 1963 to its present purpose-built £180, 000 home in Badger Hill, off Hull Road. It was administered by the City of York Education Committee.

Archbishop Holgate's School is a coeducational Church of England secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in York, North Yorkshire, England. AdmissionsThe current headmaster is Andrew Daly. It is situated in the east of York, on the A1079, just east of the University of York in the parish of St Paul, Heslington. HistoryThe school was founded as Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School in 1546 by Robert Holgate, the then Archbishop of York. The link between the school and successive Archbishops of York has been continuous throughout the school's history, and as recently as 2004, the Archbishop of York held the post of Chair of Governors for the school. Grammar SchoolThe original grammar school was in Ogleforth near York Minster. In the 1800s it was referred to as "The Rev. Shackley's School", and Thomas Cooke taught there. In 1858 the school moved to Lord Mayor's Walk (now occupied by York St John University) in 1858, and moved again in 1963 to its present purpose-built £180, 000 home in Badger Hill, off Hull Road. It was administered by the City of York Education Committee.