Almondbury High School and Language College
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Almondbury High School and Language College is a mixed, comprehensive
, 11–16 school with 828 students on the roll. It is situated a large local authority council estate within the village of Almondbury
, Huddersfield
, West Yorkshire
. Opened in 1963 as Almondbury County Secondary School, it has more recently been awarded specialist Language College
status. The current headteacher is Mrs Janet Tolley .
This was the first school in Kirklees to have exclusive use of an on-site swimming pool
. A large Sports Arena is a focal point of the local community.
In January 2009 OfSTED concluded that Almondbury High School and Language College is a "Good school with outstanding Community Cohesion and Community Links".
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...
, 11–16 school with 828 students on the roll. It is situated a large local authority council estate within the village of Almondbury
Almondbury
Almondbury is a district 2 miles south east of Huddersfield town centre in West Yorkshire, England. The population of Almondbury in 2001 was 7,368Almondbury appears in the Domesday Book as "Almondeberie"...
, Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
. Opened in 1963 as Almondbury County Secondary School, it has more recently been awarded specialist Language College
Language College
Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages...
status. The current headteacher is Mrs Janet Tolley .
This was the first school in Kirklees to have exclusive use of an on-site swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
. A large Sports Arena is a focal point of the local community.
In January 2009 OfSTED concluded that Almondbury High School and Language College is a "Good school with outstanding Community Cohesion and Community Links".