Prince Henry's Grammar School (Specialist Language College) is a secondary school and sixth form established in 1607 in the historic market town of Otley, West Yorkshire, England. The school teaches boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 18 and has around 1,400 pupils and 90 teachers and retains a high position within regional League Tables. Despite the name, Prince Henry's is now a state comprehensive school rather than a grammar school.
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Prince Henry's Grammar School (Specialist Language College) is a secondary school and sixth form established in 1607 in the historic market town of Otley, West Yorkshire, England. The school teaches boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 18 and has around 1,400 pupils and 90 teachers and retains a high position within regional League Tables. Despite the name, Prince Henry's is now a state comprehensive school rather than a grammar school.
Prince Henry's was founded under Royal Charter from King James I in 1607 and is named after his son Henry Frederick Stuart, Prince of Wales. As the Charter stipulates the name of the school to be Prince Henry's Grammar School, this name was perforce retained despite it becoming an anachronism when the school became a comprehensive. The school celebrated its 400th birthday in 2007.
The School Facilities include the newly added science block in May 2008, and has excellent sporting facilities including swimming pool, tennis courts and Wharfemeadow...
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