pudsey grangefield school
Overview Welcome from the Headteacher Equality Objectives Governors Promoting
British Values Prospectus Values and Ethos Our History About Us Pudsey Grammar
School is a heavily oversubscribed mixed comprehensive secondary school located
in the heart of Pudsey. Distance shot - school building (Small) The school has
over 1200 students with a thriving Sixth Form of 180 students, all taught in a
state of the art building. The innovative and unique design of the building
creates a calm atmosphere, very different to that of many secondary schools. The
school has a long tradition in the town being established in 1905. It met in the
town hall until the first purpose-built school known as Pudsey and District
Secondary and Technical School was opened in 1911. The school subsequently
became known as Pudsey Grammar School. Although the school is taught in a state
of the art building, our core values are highly traditional based on the goal of
ensuring that every student reaches their true potential. Our school is not just
about the students gaining knowledge and qualifications although these are
extremely important. We believe in teaching young people core values of decency,
social skills and how to be a good citizen in an ever changing world. We want
their character to develop and grow and for them to leave us with an inquiring
and independent mind. We want our students to gain the best qualifications they
are capable of whilst experiencing a range of opportunities which are second to
none. As a result, the school is extremely popular with our community and is
significantly over-subscribed every year. Our Sixth Form has grown in recent
years and we now have 180 post-16 students studying at Pudsey Grammar. This
allows us to run a range of courses and provides our staff with valuable
experience teaching subjects at this level. Our staff are exceptional in their
dedication and commitment to the students. Relationships in the school are
extremely strong and this underpins the ethos of the school. We have an
excellent pastoral system with a team of dedicated staff who provide support to
our students in a number of ways. We have Form Time every morning. This provides
every student with a teacher who can support them every single day. In addition
to this we have a non-teaching Year Leader for each year group who works closely
with students, parents and staff to provide further support and guidance.
Teaching and learning is the key focus of the organisation and everything that
we do is designed to ensure that the classroom experience for the students is
excellent. We pride ourselves in the fantastic support and professional
development that we offer to staff which ensures that they are equipped with all
the necessary skills to deliver excellent lessons to the students on a daily
basis. We have an excellent record in preparing our students with the necessary
skills to allow them to go on to their chosen career paths. We have well
established links with universities and encourage students from an early age to
consider going to university. We also hold information evening for parents
regarding the benefits of sending a young person to university if it is the
right path for them. As direct result of this is that we sent 24% of our Year 13
students to the prestigious Russell Group of universities. We also have strong
links with local colleges and employers which ensures that our students are
extremely well prepared for their chosen career paths when they leave. The
school is also a Foundation Trust school and our partners include global
companies such as HSBC bank, the IT company RM, Warwick University which is
member of the Russell Group of UK universities, alongside leading local business
and training providers Appris and the Place group. The school has already felt
the benefit of these links with many staff completing MAs through Warwick
University. We will be further developing the work of the Trust over the next
year so that more staff and students experience the benefits of these excellent
links. Pudsey Grammar School has a long and proud history of being a school at
the heart of the local community, providing an education which has allowed our
students to leave not only with excellent qualifications but also fully equipped
and prepared to realise their aspirations in the next phase of their lives. Mark
McKelvie B.Eng. Headteacher, Pudsey Grammar School
