Established c. 1376 Headteacher Dr A A L Evans DfE number 885/5403 Motto Parva Magna Crescunt Date founded 1376 | Type Academy Chair Steve Butcher Phone +44 1386 765588 Number of students 1,248 | |
Location Victoria Avenue
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 4QH
England Address Victoria Avenue, Evesham WR11 4QH, United Kingdom Profiles | ||
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Prince Henry's High School, formerly Prince Henry's Grammar School is a secondary school with academy status in Evesham, Worcestershire, England. It is a co-educational high school, in which there are about 1260 students enrolled, aged between 13 and 18. It is situated in the north of Evesham off the A4184, near the junction with the B4624, adjacent to the north of the railway, and serves the town of Evesham and surrounding villages. A 2010 Ofsted report accorded the school a Grade 1 (outstanding)
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Admissions
The predominant entry to the school is by students entering in Year 9 from one of the feeder middle schools:
History
The school is over 600 years old and was originally established as a school for the poor that was attached to Evesham's Benedictine Abbey. The school is named after Prince Henry, the brother of King Charles I. Dr Lewis Bayley had previously taught at and secured an endowment for the school from the town of Evesham through a new town charter, which identifies the school as a "Free Grammar School of Prince Henry in Evesham". As Prince Henry's Grammar School, the school had around 500 boys and girls.
In 1973 it was renamed Prince Henry's High School, a comprehensive school. In 1993 it became a grant-maintained school then in 1999 it became a foundation school. It is now a secondary school with the specialist designation of Language College. In 2010, plans were announced to change the school into an academy in a move to improve funding, and provide more opportunities for the pupils in the school.
National Teaching School Status
In April 2014, Prince Henry’s High School was selected by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) to become a national teaching school – an important role in raising standards. Teaching Schools take a leading role in recruiting and training new entrants to the profession, identifying leadership potential and providing support for other schools. Prince Henry’s High School was one of only 200 schools in England to be granted teaching school status in the latest designation round.
Introduced in 2011, teaching schools are all rated as “outstanding” and mark a shift towards school-centred training. They work with partner schools in an alliance, including at least one university, to ensure high quality school-led initial teacher training and professional development opportunities for teachers at all stages of their career. They raise standards through school-to-school support, engage in research and development, and ensure that the most talented school leaders are spotted and supported to become successful headteachers.