Holly Hall School
| Headteacher | Mr Graham Lloyd |
|---|---|
| Location | Scotts Green Close Dudley West Midlands DY1 2DU England Coordinates: 52°30′16″N 2°06′17″W / 52.50456°N 2.10463°W / 52.50456; -2.10463 |
| Local authority | Dudley |
| Students | 716 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Website | www.holly-hall.dudley.gov.uk |
Holly Hall School is a foundation comprehensive secondary school located in Dudley, West Midlands, England. It is situated in Stourbridge Road on the edge of the Russells Hall Estate, by the scotts green close roundabout and was opened in 1966 to replace a smaller building several hundred yards along the road towards Brierley Hill. Most of that building has now been demolished.
It originally had secondary modern status until adopting comprehensive status in September 1975, three years after the entry age was increased from 11 to 12.
Holly Hall School is now independent from Dudley MBC and is grant maintained. The school received Mathematics and Computing College specialist status in September 2002. In the past four years, the school has constructed a £3 million building and had a major refurbishment.
In 2006, 39% of pupils achieved 5 or more A* to C grades in their GCSE examinations.
Since reverting to being an 11-16 comprehensive in September 1990 after 18 years as a 12-16 school, it has had pupil numbers in the region of 700.
In December 2007, plans were unveiled by Dudley council for the school to be rebuilt and change to Academy status, which would make it the first school of its kind in the borough. Similar schools already exist in nearby boroughs Walsall and Sandwell. The plan also included taking in some pupils from Pensnett High School, which was earmarked for closure with other pupils also transferring to The Crestwood School at Kingswinford. However, these plans were scrapped by the local council in March 2008 as the school was deemed "too successful" for academy status.
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