Established 2007 (2007) Chair Patricia Miller DfE URN 133946 Tables Headteacher David Ellis Founded 2007 | Type Community School DfE number 816/4703 Phone +44 1904 555500 | |
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Location Cornlands Road
Acomb
York
North Yorkshire
YO24 3WZ
England Address Cornlands Road, York YO24 3WZ, United Kingdom Profiles | ||
York High School is a mixed secondary school with specialist status for sport in York, North Yorkshire, England. It has a comprehensive admissions policy, and in 2016 had an enrolment of 757 pupils ages 11–16.
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The current headteacher is David Ellis, who will retire at the end of the 2016/17 academic year.
History
York High School was established through the 2007 merger of Oaklands School and Lowfield School. The new school initially operated on the site of Lowfield School, expanded with temporary buildings, while a new school was constructed on the site of Oaklands School.
The name of the school was chosen after a vote by pupils at the schools and the local community. However, controversy was aroused among many students due to the limited choice they had in naming the school: voting was between the two options of "York High School" or prefixing it "West York High School". Further controversy among the student population, with respectable staff support was aroused by many school policies, including the merger which formed the school. However, since combining schools, York High School has achieved multiple positive Ofsted reports, and currently has a 'good' rating.
In April 2009 construction of its new buildings was completed, and the school relocated to Cornlands Road on the former site of Oaklands School.
In November 2016, headteacher David Ellis announced his retirement for the end of the school year, and assured parents of his intentions to fully assist and ensure a 'smooth transition' between his and his successor's reign.
Dijon Avenue fire
Between 5–6 a.m. on the morning of Friday 3 October 2008, a third of the school buildings on the Dijon Avenue site were burnt down in a fire. Students were given the day off and local residents where advised to stay away from the site. Students were given a week off school while staff and local authority officials put into place alternative educational arrangements for the pupils, and during this week many sporting and community activities were laid on. The school's headteacher subsequently credited the fire as the turning point in the school's journey towards greater success.
Subsequently, the Dijon Avenue site has closed down and all pupils are in the newly built school. The new site contains an LRC (learning resource centre) which has a full set of computers and book to ensure proper help while studying for GCSE's and SATS.