Calder High School
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The Calder High School is a comprehensive school
, with an associated sixth form
. It is located in the village of Mytholmroyd
, in the metropolitan district of Calderdale
, in northern England.
It is situated in the middle of the village, north of the A646.
was shown from the school. By the 1970s it had 1200 boys and girls. Until April 1974, it was administered by the Calder Divisional Executive of West Riding County Council. In November 1994, thirteen year old Lindsay Rimer was murdered, which has not been solved.
theater was opened and named under the consent of Ted Hughes
's widow.
There was speculation about plans to rebuild the school on the present school field. Chris McCafferty MP said that this would only happen once Todmorden High School
was rebuilt. On 11 December 2008, the school was visited by Nick Gibb MP (then shadow minister for schools) to discuss its rebuilding in the near future. During his visit, he became involved in a heated debate with a small group of students who challenged his negative views regarding comprehensive education and his advocation of a private sector role in schools.
In January 2007 a student-run business was opened in school; Under the Stairs, selling snacks at break times and lunches.The two students - Matthew Dawson and Jack Walsh both received awards for their Entrepreneur skills.
Each year students of Calder High put on the Easter-time performance of the Pace Egg Play in the surrounding area. This is a very big hit with the locals, with thousands of people coming to see it. In 2011 the cast of Pace egg was Billy Painter as St George, Jack Deighton as The Fool, Sam Harris as Bold Slasher, James Kay as The Doctor, Rowan Carter as The Black Prince, Joe Cotton as Hector, Sol Cotton as The King Of Egypt and Tom Jennings as Tosspot.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
, with an associated sixth form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
. It is located in the village of Mytholmroyd
Mytholmroyd
Mytholmroyd is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies east of Hebden Bridge and west of Halifax....
, in the metropolitan district of Calderdale
Calderdale
The Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, through which the upper part of the River Calder flows, and from which it takes its name...
, in northern England.
Admissions
As of the academic year 2006-7 it had 1,294 pupils. At the start of the 2010-1 term, Calder High had a total of 27 new teachers including the new Head Teacher Mrs Spillane.It is situated in the middle of the village, north of the A646.
Comprehensive
Calder High opened in May 1952 as one of the first comprehensives in the country, replacing the older Hebden Bridge Grammar school. On 28 December 1969, Songs of PraiseSongs of Praise
Songs of Praise is a BBC Television programme based around traditional Christian hymns. It is a widely watched and long-running religious television programme, one of the few peak-time free-to-air religious programmes in Europe Songs of Praise is a BBC Television programme based around traditional...
was shown from the school. By the 1970s it had 1200 boys and girls. Until April 1974, it was administered by the Calder Divisional Executive of West Riding County Council. In November 1994, thirteen year old Lindsay Rimer was murdered, which has not been solved.
Buildings
In 1963, a new science block and bus bays were added. More recently, a new Sixth Form building was added and officially opened on 12 July 2004 by outgoing headteacher Mr David Scott. At the start of the 2007 academic year, the Ted HughesTed Hughes
Edward James Hughes OM , more commonly known as Ted Hughes, was an English poet and children's writer. Critics routinely rank him as one of the best poets of his generation. Hughes was British Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death.Hughes was married to American poet Sylvia Plath, from 1956 until...
theater was opened and named under the consent of Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes
Edward James Hughes OM , more commonly known as Ted Hughes, was an English poet and children's writer. Critics routinely rank him as one of the best poets of his generation. Hughes was British Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death.Hughes was married to American poet Sylvia Plath, from 1956 until...
's widow.
There was speculation about plans to rebuild the school on the present school field. Chris McCafferty MP said that this would only happen once Todmorden High School
Todmorden High School
Todmorden High School is a comprehensive school in the West Yorkshire town of Todmorden, in the Calderdale LEA. The school has specialist Arts College status.-Todmorden High School:...
was rebuilt. On 11 December 2008, the school was visited by Nick Gibb MP (then shadow minister for schools) to discuss its rebuilding in the near future. During his visit, he became involved in a heated debate with a small group of students who challenged his negative views regarding comprehensive education and his advocation of a private sector role in schools.
Activities
In October 2006, the school obtained a licence to run a week long radio station, broadcast directly from the school. The radio was named Royd FM. The success of this project led to Royd FM broadcasting again in December 2007.In January 2007 a student-run business was opened in school; Under the Stairs, selling snacks at break times and lunches.The two students - Matthew Dawson and Jack Walsh both received awards for their Entrepreneur skills.
Each year students of Calder High put on the Easter-time performance of the Pace Egg Play in the surrounding area. This is a very big hit with the locals, with thousands of people coming to see it. In 2011 the cast of Pace egg was Billy Painter as St George, Jack Deighton as The Fool, Sam Harris as Bold Slasher, James Kay as The Doctor, Rowan Carter as The Black Prince, Joe Cotton as Hector, Sol Cotton as The King Of Egypt and Tom Jennings as Tosspot.
Alumni
- Dario CoatesDario CoatesDario Coates is an English actor. He has so far portrayed the role of Alex Neeson in the television ITV soap Coronation Street. He attended Calder High School, where he studied for his GCSEs and A Levels, and also attends Calderdale Theatre School...
, actor who plays Alex Neeson - Stuart FieldenStuart FieldenStuart Fielden is an English professional rugby league footballer for Wigan of Super League...
- Jessica Harris (actress)Jessica Harris (actress)- Background :Jessica Harris was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England to Miles and Jo Harris. She grew up in the nearby towns of Hebden Bridge and Heptonstall, and attended Calder High School in Mytholmroyd. She graduated from the Calderdale College in Halifax with a National Diploma in...
- Thomas NelstropThomas NelstropThomas Nelstrop is an English actor.-Early life and career:Born in York and growing up in Hebden Bridge, Thomas gained a B.A. degree in Actor Musicianship at Rose Bruford College in 2002 and has since garnered a successful acting career...
Hebden Bridge Grammar School
- Paul Barker (writer)Paul Barker (writer)Paul Barker is a British journalist and writer.Barker was educated at local schools in the Calder Valley and won an Exhibition to Brasenose College, Oxford, to read French...
, broadcaster, Editor from 1968-86 of New Society - David Fletcher MBE, environmental campaigner
- Sir Bernard InghamBernard InghamSir Bernard Ingham is a journalist and former civil servant who is best known as Margaret Thatcher's Chief Press Secretary while she was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Today Ingham lectures in Public Relations at Middlesex University in London...
- John Sowden, Chairman from 1972-80 of Costain GroupCostain GroupCostain Group plc is a British construction and civil engineering company headquartered in Maidenhead. It was part of the original Channel Tunnel consortium and is involved in Private Finance Initiative projects.-History:...