Haybridge High School

Haybridge High School and Sixth Form is an 11–18 mixed academy school with approximately 1,250 students (420 in the sixth form) in Hagley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, serving North West Worcestershire and the West Midlands. The school is a Technology College, with the two additional specialisms of Applied Learning and Sports. It is also a Training School and a Leading Edge School.[1][2]

Haybridge High School and Sixth Form (Academy)
Address
Brake Lane

Hagley

Stourbridge
,
West Midlands
,
DY8 2XS

United Kingdom
Coordinates52°25′26″N 2°08′56″W
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1976
FounderPeter Fallows & Hillary Hansell
Local authorityWorcestershire
SpecialistTechnology, Applied Learning and Sport
Department for Education URN136898 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairSue Fowler
HeadteacherMr S Brownlow
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1276
Colour(s)   
Websitehttp://www.haybridge.worcs.sch.uk/

History

The school was built on a greenfield site and opened in 1976 with approximately 10 students.[3][4] At the beginning of the 2004–2005 school term Haybridge (at the time a 13–18 high school) merged with Hagley Middle School (a 9–13 middle school) and became an 11–18 secondary school, as part of the move across the local region from a three- to two-tier system. Hagley Middle School was served by a number of smaller first schools; these first schools have now been made primary schools to serve Haybridge. Initially the one high school was still located on two sites, until September 2007 when both halves of Haybridge moved to the one campus on Brake Lane. To accommodate the extra students an expansion of the existing buildings was undertaken.

Present day

An Ofsted report of December 2008 awarded the school a Grade 1 (outstanding in all aspects), stating that the school is nationally among the top 10%.[2] The school has consistently been one of the highest performing state schools in Worcestershire at GCSE age (2004 data).[5]

Haybridge Academy is part of a Worcestershire organisation called ContinU, a trust that creates more courses for students attending secondary and high schools in the Wyre Forest and Hagley area.[6] Haybridge is currently working with:

In August, Haybridge High School achieved 85% of students gaining 5+ A* to C GCSE grades including Maths and English. In 2010, the government introduced the English Baccalaureate. Haybridge High School achieved 22% of students gaining the English baccalaureate.[7] Adding to these great successes Haybridge High School in 2014 received a visit from Sir Ian McKellen, as well as 5 consistent years of 70% of all pupils receiving at least one 7,8 or 9

Awards
  • Healthy Schools.[8]
  • The ICT Mark.[8]
  • Eco School.[8]
  • NACE award for work with gifted and talented students.[8]
  • The school is a specialist school with technology status, and vocational and sport as second specialisms. Foundation status was achieved in 2007. The school is a Training School and in the Leading Edge Partnership.[8]

Notable staff and pupils

References
  1. "Specialist Schools". The Standards Site. Department for Children, Schools and Families. Archived from the original on 3 August 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  2. "Ofsted report 2008". Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  3. Hoddinott, Caroline. "Introduction for Applicants – An introduction to Haybridge School from Headteacher Caroline Hoddinott" (pdf). FEJobs – Haybridge High School and Sixth Form. Eteach UK. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  4. Lee, Rebecca; Barnard, Sarsh (2012). "Haybridge High School". Hagley Societies and Organisations: A look at their history. Hagley Historical and Field Society. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  5. Secondary School League Tables in Worcestershire
  6. The ContinU Trust.
  7. "Secondary schools and colleges in Worcestershire". BBC News. 12 January 2011.
  8. Ofsted report December 2008 Archived 4 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 July 2009
  9. "Jacqui Smith is the new home secretary" (Press release). Home Office. 28 June 2007. Archived from the original on 23 November 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
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