Prince Henry's High School

Prince Henry's High School
Prince Henry's High School
Location
	Victoria Avenue; Evesham , Worcestershire , WR11 4QH
Coordinates	52°05′56″N1°56′29″W / 52.09889°N 1.94137°W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Parva Magna Crescunt; (Great things from small things grow)
Established	c. 1376;649 years ago
Local authority	Worcestershire
Department for Education URN	136469 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair	Steve Butcher
Headteacher	A A L Evans
Gender	Mixed
Age	13to 18
Enrolment	1,278
Website	www.princehenrys.worcs.sch.uk

Last updated December 30, 2025

Prince Henry's High School, formerly Prince Henry's Grammar School, is an upper school with academy status in Evesham, Worcestershire, England. It is a co-educational comprehensive high school, in which there are about 1,280 students enrolled, aged between 13 and 18.^[1] 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.

History

The school is over 600 years old ^[2] and was originally established as a school for the poor that was attached to Evesham Abbey. The original school was by the side of what is now the road from Merstow Green to the High Street in Evesham. The present site of the school was established in the late 19th century and is about one kilometre approximately north-north-east of the original site.^{[ citation needed ]} The school is named after Henry Frederick Stuart, the elder brother of Charles I of England: Prince Henry died at the age of 18 years and predeceased his father King James I, thus never becoming king.

As Prince Henry's Grammar School, the school had around 500 boys and girls. In 1906 it merged with Deacle School, a charity school established with money left by John Deacle in 1709; this school was built in Port Street in 1729.^{[ citation needed ]}

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

School inspections

The school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in March 2024, with a judgement of Outstanding in all aspects. ^[3]

The house system

When students join the school, they become a member of one of the five houses (Burlingham, Deacle, Holland, Lichfield and Workman). In the days of the Grammar School new pupils were asked if any of their family were (previously or currently) at the school and if so, in which house. Where there was such a link, from, for example from a parent or a sibling, the new pupil was enrolled in that house. Those pupils who were not so linked were allocated to a house.^[5]

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.^[6] Teaching Schools take a leading role in recruiting and training new entrants to the profession, identifying leadership potential and providing support for other schools.

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