▁He an or ▁Gate ▁Science ▁College ▁is ▁a ▁medium - s ized ▁secondary ▁a cademy ▁school ▁and ▁special ist ▁Science ▁College ▁located ▁in ▁He an or ▁in ▁the ▁Am ber ▁Valley ▁district ▁of ▁Derby shire , ▁England . ▁Although ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁school ▁achieved ▁an ▁" out standing " ▁Of sted ▁report , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁down grad ed ▁to ▁" ina de qu ate ", ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁being ▁placed ▁in ▁special ▁measures . ▁ ▁History ▁It ▁opened ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁as ▁He an or ▁Gate ▁County ▁Second ary ▁School , ▁a ▁secondary ▁modern ▁school ▁being ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁grant ▁maintained ▁school . ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁foundation ▁school , ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁grant ▁maintained ▁status , ▁and ▁added ▁a ▁sixth ▁form . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁it ▁gained ▁Science ▁College ▁special ist ▁status , ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁Derby shire . ▁This ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁school ' s ▁name ▁from ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁school ▁converted ▁to ▁an ▁Academy ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁school ▁then ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sp encer ▁Academ ies ▁Trust ▁from ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Form er ▁schools ▁Other ▁schools ▁that ▁combined ▁together ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁school ▁include ▁He an or ▁Gram mar