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Greenhead College is a former grammar school and current sixth form college located in Huddersfield, in the English county of West Yorkshire.
With around 1600 pupils, it is a relatively large college, attracting pupils from as far afield as Wakefield, Barnsley, Bradford, Leeds and Halifax.
Considered by many as the best free sixth from college in the United Kingdom (see the article below - 'Reasons to be cheerful'), with a regular annual flow of students into both Oxford and Cambridge universities. It is often difficult to get a place if from outside the college's catchment area.
Enrichment
One of Greenhead's strengths is its mandatory enrichment program, which encourages pupils to partake in extra-curricular activities such as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Greenhead's Amnesty Group or a variety of sports activities and teams.
As part of the enrichment program, pupils must undertake one week of PaWS (Projects and Work Shadowing) in the lower-sixth. Work shadowing placements include medical, political, scientific and language-based jobs, usually at a senior level within the respective companies. If a pupil does not wish to do work shadowing, many projects, from circus skills to mathematical art, are available.
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