The Hemel Hempstead School
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The Hemel Hempstead School is a specialised performing arts secondary school
located in the town of Hemel Hempstead
, Hertfordshire
in the United Kingdom
.
in St Albans. The school has recently received news that it should be allowed a second specialism, selected to be maths and science. Construction work on new drama teaching rooms and an auditorium has also recently been completed.
(whose father, Robert Cecil, was the Prime Minister from 1885-1892 and 1895-1902), and the Marchioness of Salisbury. Another grammar school, the Apsley Grammar School
, opened in the town in 1955.
Ashridge
(green) - Chalfont
(purple) - Flaunden
(orange) - Latimer
(sky blue) - Nettleden
(red) - Pendley (yellow)
The houses compete against each other to win annual events such as sports day, house drama, house music, house dance and house Christmas decorating competitions. House captains are picked from the lower sixth to organise their house efforts in these events, save for sports day.
English, Mathematics, Science (broken down into three categories of Biology, Chemistry and Physics later in the school), Physical Education, Sport, Religious Studies, Geography, History, Drama, Dance, Art, Music, Design and Technology (a rota of metal work, wood work, textiles, graphics, food and product design), Psychology, Sociology, Business Studies, Information Technology, Modern Foreign Languages (German, French and Spanish), Home Economics and Catering.
(3 students elected from each house, elected each year). The council also elect a chairman each year from the upper sixth. The student council attempts to take some responsibility in making decisions in how the school is run. For example, they may interview new teachers. The student council was also consulted in the selection of the current headteacher.
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...
located in the town of Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead is a town in Hertfordshire in the East of England, to the north west of London and part of the Greater London Urban Area. The population at the 2001 Census was 81,143 ....
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
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...
.
Admissions
The school has roughly 1117 students, including a sixth form, and over 115 members of staff. The current headteacher is Sandra Samwell, who was appointed at the beginning of the 2006 academic year. The previous headteacher, Alan Gray, is now head of Sandringham SchoolSandringham School
Sandringham School is a secondary school in Marshalswick, St Albans, Hertfordshire. It was established in 1988 following a merger of two local schools, Marshalswick School and Wheathampstead School. It occupies the former Marshalswick site, adjacent to Wheatfields Infant and Junior schools...
in St Albans. The school has recently received news that it should be allowed a second specialism, selected to be maths and science. Construction work on new drama teaching rooms and an auditorium has also recently been completed.
Grammar school
Th school was officially opened on 14 October 1931 as Hemel Hempstead Grammar School. It was opened by Lady Cicely Gore, the wife of James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of SalisburyJames Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury
James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, CB, PC , known as Viscount Cranborne from 1868 to 1903, was a British statesman.-Background and education:...
(whose father, Robert Cecil, was the Prime Minister from 1885-1892 and 1895-1902), and the Marchioness of Salisbury. Another grammar school, the Apsley Grammar School
Longdean School
Longdean School is a academy in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. The academy has specialist status as a Maths and Computing College.-Grammar school:Originally called Apsley Grammar School, it began as a state grammar school in Hemel Hempstead...
, opened in the town in 1955.
House system
The pupils are divided in to six house groups, each named after local villages:Ashridge
Ashridge
Ashridge is an estate and house in Hertfordshire, England; part of the land stretches into Buckinghamshire and it is close to the Bedfordshire border. It is situated in the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, about two miles north of Berkhamsted and twenty miles north west of...
(green) - Chalfont
Chalfont
The name Chalfont could refer to:* Chalfont St Giles, in Buckinghamshire, England* Chalfont St Peter, in Buckinghamshire, England* Chalfont Common, in Buckinghamshire, England* Little Chalfont, in Buckinghamshire, England...
(purple) - Flaunden
Flaunden
Flaunden is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England on the Bucks/Herts border. Old Flaunden was on the banks of the River Chess in Buckinghamshire but owing to constant flooding was moved up the hill into Hertfordshire in the early 19th century...
(orange) - Latimer
Latimer
-Politics and government:* Asbury Latimer , farmer and U.S. Senator from South Carolina* George Latimer , multiple politicians* Henry Latimer , lawyer and judge from Florida...
(sky blue) - Nettleden
Nettleden
Nettleden is a village in Hertfordshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills, about four miles north west of Hemel Hempstead, surrounded by Little Gaddesden, Great Gaddesden and Frithsden. Nettleden with Potten End is a civil parish in Dacorum District.The village name of Nettleden is Anglo Saxon...
(red) - Pendley (yellow)
The houses compete against each other to win annual events such as sports day, house drama, house music, house dance and house Christmas decorating competitions. House captains are picked from the lower sixth to organise their house efforts in these events, save for sports day.
Subjects Available
The school teaches the subjects of:English, Mathematics, Science (broken down into three categories of Biology, Chemistry and Physics later in the school), Physical Education, Sport, Religious Studies, Geography, History, Drama, Dance, Art, Music, Design and Technology (a rota of metal work, wood work, textiles, graphics, food and product design), Psychology, Sociology, Business Studies, Information Technology, Modern Foreign Languages (German, French and Spanish), Home Economics and Catering.
Student council
The school has levels of student responsibility. There is a student councilStudent council
Student council is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada and Australia these bodies are alternatively entitled student council, student...
(3 students elected from each house, elected each year). The council also elect a chairman each year from the upper sixth. The student council attempts to take some responsibility in making decisions in how the school is run. For example, they may interview new teachers. The student council was also consulted in the selection of the current headteacher.
Hemel Hempstead Grammar School
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Hemel Hempstead Comprehensive School
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