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A Level Artists from Year 12 and 13 spent a fabulous weekend in London. We attended a 2-hour workshop at the Saatchi Gallery, explored the V&A, took a walking tour of the spectacular brutalist Barbican and absorbed Modern and Contemporary art at Tate Modern.

The NHGS Music Competition is back for 2026! All students at NHGS have the opportunity to enter this prestigious competition and information is being shared in Music lessons (KS3) and via Student Progress Tutors (KS4 & KS5).

🎭 First Bow Drama Festival 🎭 Join us at NHGS on Wed 28 Jan for a special performance night celebrating our Year 7s’ first time on stage! ✨ Original plays 🌍 Tales from different cultures 🎟️ One night only ⏰ 7pm (doors 6:30pm) 🎟️ £8.40 - book now! ticketsource.co.uk/nhgs/t-aavqkpm

Are you a student who wants to explore the Israel-Palestine conflict, learn conflict resolution skills, and make a positive impact in your community? The programme features expert speakers and trainers and is facilitated by experienced SNS staff. #BridgeBuilderProgramme #SNS

We’ve been wrapping gifts wrong our entire life. In Japan, they only need one piece of tape.

Our U16 team, plus Emmie & Ellie (not pictured), went to Colne Valley yesterday for the WY football semi-final. Although the result did not go our way, with a 2-0 loss, what a fantastic achievement to get to the semi-finals. Everyone put in an absolute shift in baltic conditions

Iceland Trip 2025: Today our geographers studied the fluvial, coastal and glacial geography of Iceland in fabulous weather conditions. The highlight of the day was a glacier walk on the retreating Solheimajokull glacier.

Iceland Trip 2025: Today we visited the Hveragerdi geothermal power station, the Hveragerdi geothermal park, the LAVA volcano and earthquake centre and the waterfalls at Seljalandsfoss. Students have learnt lots about Iceland’s geography and culture from our Icelandic tour guide

A cracking team performance from our Y9s saw a 3-2 win over a strong Honley side! 💪 Captain Bryson led with composure, Jacob (POTM) drove the team forward, and Harrison battled hard in midfield. Resilient defending sealed the win — well played, boys! ⚽👏

Great to see so many Year 7 parents and carers at the Parents’ Association Welcome Event! 🎉Congrats to 7.2, whose parents nailed Mrs Davis’ quiz and won a complimentary breakfast for the whole form this Friday! 🥐👏

🔥 Year 9s march on! Our Y9 boys’ football ⚽️ team claimed a 6–0 win against Trinity Halifax on Tuesday. Early missed chances didn’t stop them – solid defense, brilliant teamwork & relentless energy all game. Another league step forward! 💪👏 #Teamwork #Football

🏐 U16 Netball Champions – AGAIN! 🏆 On Wed 1st Oct, our squad competed in the Calderdale Schools’ Netball Tournament at Calderdale College – and what a performance it was! 👏 #NHGSNetball

🌟 Huge congrats to our Gold DofE groups on completing their qualifying expedition! From wild weather to tough challenges, they’ve shown resilience & teamwork. Truly proud of all of them! 💪✨ #DofE #ProudMoment

Good luck to our Year 12 A Level Maths students competing in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge tomorrow! 🧠✨A fantastic opportunity to showcase problem-solving skills & boost UCAS applications! More info 👉 ukmt.org.uk/senior-challen…

NHGS, as Lead Secondary School for Calderdale with @LeedsMusicEd , is delighted to receive a long-term loan of Ableton Move Digital Audio Workstations until 2028. This generous support will greatly enhance our students’ digital composition skills. Mr Marston, Head of Music

🎉Great start to the season! Our U15 Netball team played their first game of the academic year away at Crossleys Heath on Wednesday and came away with a fantastic 17–10 victory! Well done, everyone — an amazing team effort! 💪👏Mrs Baker-Casey

We are proud that Miss Kent was runner-up for the ESU-Rutland Oracy Teacher Award, recognising our work in oracy and public speaking. Miss Kent and Mrs Woodward attended the Wrench Lecture in London. 🏆

⚽️A huge shout-out to these students across Years 7-10 who have been selected to represent West Riding County football. This is an outstanding achievement and we are immensely proud of them. 👏 Good luck ladies! 💪NHGS PE Department

Year 8 boys stormed to an 11–1 win vs Lightcliffe! ⚽ Exciting attacking football + relentless defending = total dominance 💥 Players of the Match: Oscar & Rory 👏