Greenhead College A GSG School
- Greenhead College
Greenhead Road
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 4ES - Head: Mr Simon Lett
- T 01484 422032
- F 01484 518025
- E college@greenhead.ac.uk
- W www.greenhead.ac.uk
- A state school for boys and girls aged from 16 to 19.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Kirklees
- Pupils: 2,691 ; sixth formers: 2,691
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Open days: Please check school website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Students (and Ofsted) praise teaching: ‘Brilliant…they love their subjects and make them interesting…they’re always happy to help and to go beyond the curriculum…lots of extension opportunities...detailed feedback’. Really stunning art on display, notably large scale oil paintings – we can understand the end of year exhibition leading to sales, as we saw much looking professional in standard. Annual project and work placement week with work shadowing, eg at Westminster ('My son had an amazing time...he went away a boy and came back a man')...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal
Since 2016, Simon Lett, previously vice principal at Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College in Leeds. Birmingham born, he has taught extensively in FE and sixth form colleges, and was one of the founding members of Longley Park Sixth Form College in Sheffield before joining Notre Dame. He is keen to encourage students to broaden their experiences beyond the classroom. He lives in York with his wife and young twins; he is a keen circuit trainer and a lover of jazz and the arts.
Entrance
Current entry requirement is grade 6+ in three GCSE subjects, plus 4+ in both GCSE English and maths (grade 6+ in these subjects would count towards the minimum entry requirement). There are higher entry requirements for certain subjects. All applicants interviewed. Priority to students from 12 11-16 years partner schools in...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Greenhead College provides A level courses for 16-to-19-year-olds. The College welcomes all students who reach its entry requirements and works to ensure they have equal access to the opportunities and experiences on offer. Every student has a personal tutor who monitors their progress and well-being. There is also a counselling service. Additional help with academic work is available from subject teachers and the College's study centre. Where a student has a specific learning difficulty or disability, the College's Additional Learning Support Manager works closely with the student, teachers and tutor to ensure that any special requirements are met.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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