Helenswood School
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Helenswood Girls School is an all-female secondary school
in St Leonards-on-Sea
, East Sussex
in the United Kingdom
, and has achieved specialist
Arts College
status. It takes girls from age 11 to age 16, and there is a separate Sixth form
which is shared with William Parker School, a local boys' school. The school's origins date from the late 19th century and up to 1978, when it changed from being a selective grammar school to a comprehensive school, its name was Hastings High School.
The school has a split site, with years seven to nine (ages 11–14) being taught at the Lower School, and years ten to eleven (14-16) and Sixth Form at the Upper School.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in St Leonards-on-Sea
St Leonards-on-Sea
St Leonards-on-Sea is part of Hastings, East Sussex, England, lying immediately to the west of the centre. The original part of the settlement was laid out in the early 19th century as a new town: a place of elegant houses designed for the well-off; it also included a central public garden, a...
, East Sussex
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, and has achieved specialist
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
status. It takes girls from age 11 to age 16, and there is a separate 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,...
which is shared with William Parker School, a local boys' school. The school's origins date from the late 19th century and up to 1978, when it changed from being a selective grammar school to a comprehensive school, its name was Hastings High School.
The school has a split site, with years seven to nine (ages 11–14) being taught at the Lower School, and years ten to eleven (14-16) and Sixth Form at the Upper School.