As the first signs of winter begin to show themselves, we’ve been enjoying a real sense of warmth and respect this week at York High School.
Our students have been deeply engaged in their learning, and we can feel a strong sense of momentum building as the academic year progresses. This week, we’ve placed particular focus on our Year 11 intervention programme, which is now in full swing to support our GCSE students as they prepare for their summer exams next year.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend – hopefully the weather will be kind!
Gavin Kumar
Principal
Tuesday 8 October
Open Evening for Year 5/6 pupils and their families.
School will close an hour early on this day so that we can prepare for the event. Please contact school if this causes issues with childcare.
Wednesday 23 October, Wednesday 6 November & Wednesday 13 November
Exam Stress Sessions for Year 11
Our Year 7 boys football team travelled to Bootham School last week and showed great resilience to come back from 3-1 down, to draw 3-3.
Well done boys on a fantastic team effort!
Mr Ramsey
York High School has been nominated by York Music Hub as a Music Mark School for 2024-2025. To have been nominated we had to have:
We are very proud to be a Music Mark School and of the Performing Arts curriculum and extracurricular opportunities at York High School.
Mrs Lancaster
Students have had a fantastic start to Sparx Maths this year. Here are the highlights:
Well done to all!
Mrs Garrett
This week, our Key Stage 3 pupils have received a copy of our Enrichment 2024-25 booklet. We encourage young people to try out as many clubs as possible – there’ll be prizes for the young people with the most attendances.
Clubs are also open to Key Stage 4 pupils.
It’s been fantastic to see so many young people making the most of our recreational sports clubs offer this week. We’ve seen more than 180 students taking part in a range of different sports after school.
If you haven’t got involved yet, it’s not too late! Take a look at the list of clubs and activities on offer, choose something of interest and we’ll look forward to seeing you next week!
Mrs Haldenby
We love to hear from our ex-students to find out what they have been doing since they left school – their careers, achievements and their tips for success. To share your career pathway memories and advice for the next generation of York High students, simply fill in this short form!
Mrs Callan
Last week, eleven Year 8 students visited Amarna House Care Home to discuss their favourite books with residents and read a chapter.
The students were absolutely brilliant and had some wonderful conversations. Well done to all!
Thank you to the parents, guardians and young people who came along on Wednesday for the parent information evening about the forthcoming Battlefields trip. Any parents who were unable to make the session should have received a copy of the presentation from the evening.
The excitement is building with the trip now just four weeks away! If any questions arise, please contact Miss Bettney.
At YHS expectations around uniform are:
We do this because:
To find out more about events and support available from the Parent Carer Forum, please take a look at their latest newsletter here.
What a fabulous week it has been at York High! Please have a look at Mr Kumar's update for all our news 😀 https://www.yorkhighschool.co.uk/2025/07/principals-weekly-post-week-38-110725/
Have a great weekend, stay safe in the sun ☀️ 😎 and we'll see you on Monday for the last week of term 🤩
👩🎓Year 9 Graduation🧑🎓
We're delighted to welcome our Year 9s and their families to our graduation event this evening.
Doors open at 5:30pm - ceremony one starts at 6pm, and ceremony two starts at 6:30pm.
Tickets are going home with students today.
We can't wait to see you all!
🌞HOT WEATHER 🌞
Due to high temperatures on Fri 11th July we are making a temporary change to our uniform policy
Students may wear school PE kit - and should also bring a refillable water bottle with them.
We will return to our main school uniform requirements from Mon 14th July
🎭 Bright Young Things🎭
Tomorrow night our students will be stepping on to the stage to perform Bright.Young.Things
Tickets are £5 each
Doors open: 6pm
Show Starts: 6:30pm
Run time: approx 60 mins
Book now via ParentPay or reserve tickets by emailing library@yorkhigh.elt.org.uk