Pupils enter the Senior School at age 11 (at the beginning of Year 7) either from the Preparatory School or from other independent and state primary schools. Although Huddersfield Grammar School is nonselective and caters for pupils with a wide range of ability, applicants are required to sit a diagnostic test and to attend an interview. This allows us to determine the appropriateness of the school for the child and to help us make provision for both their academic and personal needs. It is on the basis of the test and interview that academic scholarships are awarded.

Our goal is to have prepared young people, by the age of 16, to achieve the best possible GCSE results which will allow them to choose to progress to further education or to move confidently into the world of work

We believe that young people learn best in an atmosphere of co-operation and enjoyment of learning and that this can only be achieved in an environment where each person

• is valued as an individual
• is able to develop confidence in their own ideas, abilities and interests
• can develop a close working relationship with their peers and their teachers.

This can only be achieved in a school which is relatively small where all pupils and staff know and support each other in all aspects of school life. Pupils entering the Senior School are enabled to progress through the support of highly qualified and enthusiastic staff. Class sizes are small which allow progress to be carefully monitored and additional help given on an individual basis to support each student.

2005 Senior School Play
'Bugsy Malone'

For a copy of Bugsy Malone on DVD or video please contact the school office