above-average GCSE results, with 70% of Year 11 students achieving five or more A*-C grades including English and Maths in 2009 (87% achieved five or more GCSE passes at grade C and above). Notable former pupils Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School Stanley Jevons Professor of Political Economy from 1968–70 at the University of Manchester (1930–7) James Crossley Bodybuilder and contestant in ITV's The Circle, series 3 Wing Commander Les Harland DFC (1931–36) Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC Royal Air Force Second World War Fighter and Bomber pilot Frank Dobson, Labour Party politician Richard Philip Douglas CB, chief operating officer since 2001 of the Department of Health (1968–75) Paul Grice, Clerk and chief executive of the Scottish Parliament (1972–79) Ben Godfrey, English footballer Jack Clarke Professional footballer for Sunderland AFC Donald Shepherd, Founder of the Portakabin business, subsidiary of Shepherd Building Group (until 1933) Andrew Turner, Deputy Mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand (1979-1985) Arms References External links Archbishop Holgate's School (official school website) Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School website (offering information on the early-to-mid 20th century and early history) Archbishop Holgate's Grammar School (offering more information on the last few years) EduBase Educational institutions established in the 1540s 1546 establishments in England Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of York People educated at Archbishop Holgate's School Secondary schools in York Academies in York