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Huntington School | |
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Address | |
Huntington Road Huntington , , YO32 9WT England | |
Coordinates | 53°59′25″N1°03′57″W / 53.99019°N 1.06584°W |
Information | |
Type | Community school, Comprehensive school |
Established | 1966 |
Local authority | City of York |
Department for Education URN | 121673 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chair of Governors | Jo Olsen |
Headteacher | Matt Smith |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11to 19 |
Enrolment | 1,514 |
Houses | Brontë, Cook, Johnson, and Wilberforce |
Website | http://www.huntingtonschool.co.uk/ |
Huntington School is a coeducational, comprehensive secondary school situated in Huntington, York, England, with approximately 1,500 pupils.
The school opened in September 1966 and became a comprehensive school in September 1973. The school's application to become a Specialist Technology college was granted in 1997.
The school holds the public 'Arts Festival' yearly in which music, art, drama, and dance exhibits are prepared and performed. The drama department hold separate plays and musicals during the course of the year, such as Blood Brothers. As well as this, a pantomime is put on every year for both students and the public by Sixth Formers and choral and musical concerts are held throughout the academic year too. Music groups at the school include Choir 21, Man Choir, and Secret Choir, composed of girls, boys, and Sixth Formers respectively. There are also instrumental groups such as Big Band, Little Band, and Saxophone, Woodwind, and String ensembles.
Huntington School holds numerous sports clubs including but not limited to Badminton, Football, Hockey, Netball, Rugby, Running, Table Tennis, Tchoukball, and VX. As part of the Personal Development Programme (PDP) for Sixth Formers, students can complete a Sports Leadership Award and engage in sporting activities
The school hosts many academic societies, including Philosophy Hub, Debating, Amnesty, Faith Unfounded, Linguistics Club, and more. Many of these can be chosen as options for the PDP for Sixth Formers. Others are almost entirely student-run, with students running sessions on philosophical and ethical issues in Philosophy Hub for example.
The school has links with Missionsgymnasium St. Antonius in Bad Bentheim, Lower Saxony and conducts an annual work experience exchange for Sixth Formers. In the past, Huntington has also held exchanges with schools in Dijon, France.
Due to its size, of approximately 1,500 students, the school operates a contracted bus system with York Pullman, which provides free transport (with a purchased pass, so technically not free) for some of the outlying villages in Huntington's catchment area, such as Strensall and Flaxton.
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