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((Infobox school
 | name                    = Helsby High School
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 | motto                   = ((lang-la|Ut tibi sic aliis)) <BR>(''Unto thyself so unto others'')
 | established             = 1897
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 | head                    = Martin Hill<ref>((cite web | url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/111440 | title=Helsby High School | access-date=2019-01-17))</ref>
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 | founder                 = [[Sir John Brunner, 1st Baronet]]
 | address                 = Chester Road
 | city                    = [[Helsby]]
 | county                  = [[Cheshire]]
 | country                 = [[England]]
 | postcode                = WA6 0HY
 | local_authority         = [[Cheshire West and Chester]]
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 | staff                   = 100
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 | enrolment               = 1,376 ((As of|2020|09|lc=on))
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'''Helsby High School''' is a
[[Community school (England and Wales)|community]] secondary school and sixth form in [[Helsby]], [[Cheshire]].

Its A-level results are in the top ten per cent of comprehensives in the UK, and eighth in Cheshire for the 2018/2019 academic year.<ref>((Cite web|title=All schools and colleges in Cheshire West and Chester - GOV.UK|url=https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/schools-by-type?step=phase&region=896&geographic=la&phase=16to18|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Find and compare schools in England|language=en))</ref>

== History ==
=== Runcorn School ===
On 14 April 1894 [[John Brunner, 1st Baronet|John Brunner]] MP, a partner in [[Brunner Mond]], one of the forerunners of [[Imperial Chemical Industries|ICI]], laid the foundations of the old school buildings on Waterloo Street in [[Runcorn]].

In 1897 the school opened as '''Runcorn Institute School''', being renamed in 1907 the '''Runcorn Institute County Secondary School'''.

The 1908 Inspector's Report shows a school with 133 pupils, drawn mainly from the Runcorn area, but with several others coming in from [[Frodsham]], Helsby and [[Ellesmere Port]]. The inspection team drew attention to the inconvenience of using a technical institute as an academic institute.

They criticised the "foul gases that pass into the woodwork room" when a gas engine was running.

The inspectors were hopeful that when the [[Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge|Runcorn-Widnes Bridge]] was completed in 1905, the site might increase in value for office purposes, and a more suitable site could then be found. In 1914 a further inspection declared the building unsuitable as a secondary school.

=== War years ===
By the 1930s it was clear that the school could not continue on its existing site. Helsby was proposed as the new site for the local grammar schools. Building work started in 1938, but was interrupted by the outbreak of [[World War II|war]]. By 1939 only the walls of the school had been completed.

In light of the shortage of building materials the education committee were forced to seal off the girls' school.

The boys' school was completed however in 1940. In 1941 the buildings were requisitioned by the [[Ministry of Supply]], and became a hostel for munitions workers in [[Chester]].

There are no current records of any further uses during the war. In 1947 the buildings were de-requisitioned, and in 1948 the [[Ministry of Education (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Education]] approved the reinstatement and completion of all the buildings.

In 1949 the boys' and girls' schools were completed and re-opened. The schools were then occupied by 350 boys and girls from the Runcorn County Grammar School, and, in accordance with the [[Education Act 1944]] became the '''County Grammar School for Boys, Helsby''' and the '''County Grammar School for Girls, Helsby'''.

=== Post-war period ===
Through the 1950s and 1960s the grammar schools at Helsby were the main grammar schools in the Runcorn area, and the period was generally one of stability. Recorded highlights indicate something of the humdrum and conservative feel of the period: in 1951 the Conservatives' victory in Helsby's mock election reflected the national result, as [[Winston Churchill]] was returned as [[Prime Minister]].

In 1953, the Coronation year, the school took part in the Coronation Survey of Education in the Empire, which aimed to show that "although methods of education and ways of life differ, we are united under our Queen in the [[British Empire]] and Commonwealth".

In the harsh winter gales of 1966 the girls were sent home from school when strong gusts broke glass panels, rendering the building unsafe.

===Comprehensive===
In the predominantly Labour-led governments of the 1960s and 1970s, educational trends tended toward comprehensive schooling for all. This was to lead eventually to the merger of the two schools, and the end of the merged school's existence as a grammar school.

In 1977 the last 11+ cohort was admitted but they were only to enjoy one year in the grammar school as in 1978, the two grammar schools were merged by the LEA, with support from the Governing Body (please see minutes of the Governing Body from the 1970s), into a single comprehensive school, to serve a similar area as the grammar schools as well as they had for many years, although this cohort continued to receive [[single-sex education]] (as did the earlier cohorts moving through the school) until the end of their GCE examinations at the age of 16.<ref>Please see minutes of the Board of Governors throughout the 1970s</ref>

By 1997, Helsby High School had emerged as one of the most successful schools in the county, based on both academic and non-academic activities. The school has continued to live up to the high standards of the grammars that came before it and in 2003 the school was awarded [[Specialist school|Specialist Science College]] status.

== Subjects ==
At present, the school curriculum employs many different subjects. In the fourth form, the three Sciences - Chemistry, Biology and Physics - are separated out (having been taught as a combined science course in KS3) to allow specialist teachers to teach their subject with optimum success. Other subjects include History, Geography, Business Studies, Systems and Control, Art, Music, Drama, Information and Health and Social Care, Food Technology, Media Studies and Physical Education.

Throughout the school, pupils are set into eight or ten sets - four or five in each half of the year group. In the third form, class sizes are made smaller for the Sciences as three separate science courses are offered.

The school offers both French and German. The latter subject is taught from the second form onwards. Latin was offered as a subject until 1999 when lack of uptake led to its removal from the GCSE option list. The subjects available for GCSE and/or A-Level, surplus to subjects taught in lower school include Business Studies, Economics, Electronics, Media Studies, Drama & Theatre Studies, Government & Politics, Sociology and Psychology.((Citation needed|date=December 2018))

===Music===
A central part to school life is its wide range of extra-curricular opportunities, including the Junior and Senior Bands, jazz band, a range of instrument specific ensembles, a folk group and choirs. There is a very wide range of sporting opportunities which often lead to successes in national competitions.

The school also enjoys many successful school productions and extra curricular Drama activities. 
Over the last two years the school has seen 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' and 'Oh What a Lovely War' performed to a very high standard. 
Also, there are many highly successful sports teams, including the basketball team which represented Great Britain at the last schools World Championships held in [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]], [[France]].((Citation needed|date=December 2018))

==Notable former pupils==
((alumni|date=November 2015))
* [[Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics|George Gilbody]], lightweight boxer, competitor at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in [[Moscow]]
* [[Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics|Raymond Gilbody]], bantamweight boxer, competitor at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in [[Moscow]], [[List of British bantamweight boxing champions|British bantamweight boxing champion]] (1985-1987)
* [[Paul Marsden]], MP for [[Shrewsbury and Atcham (UK Parliament constituency)|Shrewsbury and Atcham]] (1997-2005), and now chief executive since 2008 of the Painting and Decorating Association
* [[Louise Woodward case|Louise Woodward]], convicted of the involuntary manslaughter of a child in her care in [[Massachusetts]] in 1997
* [[Alice Coote]], mezzo-soprano
* [[Sophie Ecclestone]], cricketer
* Ann Girvan, competed for Scotland in the 100m hurdles the [[Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metres hurdles|1982]] and [[Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metres hurdles|1986 Commonwealth Games]]

===Helsby County Grammar School===
* [[David Edmonds (businessman)|David Edmonds]] CBE, chairman of the Legal Services Board;Chairman of NHS Shared Business Services; Board Member, William Hill PLC;Board Member Barchester Healthcare; Board Member of the London Legacy Development Corporation; Chairman of [[Wincanton plc]]  2008-2011;  Director-General of [[Oftel]] from 1998-2003; Managing Director, Group Services National Westminster Bank, 1991-1998; chief executive of the Housing Corporation 1984-1991.
* [[Andrew Forbes (actor)|Andrew Forbes]], actor and writer
* [[Peter Ford (diplomat)|Peter Ford]], [[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Syria|Ambassador to Syria]] from 2003 to 2006, and to [[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Bahrain|Bahrain]] from 1999-2003
* [[Sir Kenneth Greene]], Vice-Chancellor of [[Manchester Metropolitan University]] from 1981 to 1997
* [[David Griggs (meteorologist)|David Griggs]], professor of mathematical sciences since 2007 at [[Monash University]] in Australia, and director from 2001 to 2006 of the [[Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research]] (part of the Met Office)
* [[Graham Kendall (executive)|Graham Kendall]], chief executive of [[Sheffield Development Corporation]] from 1990 to 1997
* [[Brian MacArthur]], newspaper editor, notably of ''[[Today (UK newspaper)|Today]]'' from 1986 to 1987
* [[Tony Ross]], illustrator
* [[Paul Sherwen]], professional cyclist and broadcaster from 1970 to 1974
* [[Gary Parsonage]], 1996 Atlanta Olympics, member of Team Great Britain, riding Magic Rouge in Equestrianism Three-Day Event<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/gary-parsonage-1.html Olympic Athletes] ((webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802233242/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/gary-parsonage-1.html |date=2012-08-02 ))</ref>
* [[Chris French]], Psychologist
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== References ==
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[[Category:Secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1897]]
[[Category:1897 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Community schools in Cheshire West and Chester]]

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