Hollyoaks High School

Hollyoaks High School (formerly Hollyoaks Comprehensive until 2006) is the local comprehensive high school, situated in Hollyoaks. A majority of the high school students residing in the village attend Hollyoaks High School.
John Berrington took over as headteacher from Mr. Butterworth in 1997. In 1998, teacher Dennis Richardson was accused of physical and sexual abuse by his daughter Mandy. Dennis ended up incarcerated and finished his sentence months before dying of liver cirrhosis. In 2000, Zara Morgan set fire to the mural in the art classroom and Mr. Berrington forced her to undergo counselling. In January 2003, Mr. Berrington expelled Brian Drake after science teacher Sally Hunter's daughter was the target of cyberbullying by him.
Sally took over as headteacher when Mr. Berrington left in 2003 and had a much quieter reign. Sally quit the post in 2005 after the science lab exploded: student Justin Burton was excluded despite Stephen Mackintosh causing the blast. Sally was succeeded by Willamina Webster, who was soon faced with the reveal that English teacher Becca Dean had been having an affair with Justin. The staff disciplinary committee opted to fire Becca. In 2007, Mrs. Webster's son Pete began sexually harrassing Tina Reilly and fired her when his behaviours were exposed. Tina's sister Jacqui McQueen took over Tina's job and exposed Pete's behaviour, resulting in his firing.
In 2008, Mrs. Webster resigned from the school and was replaced with Govinda Roy, until he left for Middlesbrough in 2009. In November 2009, local school Abbey Hill was closed down and merged with Hollyoaks High School. In September 2011, Hollyoaks High School became Hollyoaks Sixth Form College. In 2013, Hollyoaks Sixth Form College turned back into Hollyoaks High School, with Patrick Blake as headteacher. Mr. Blake, a much stricter headteacher, had been hired after the firing of Mr. Keeler for his poor handling of the bullying of Esther Bloom.
In January 2014, teacher John Paul McQueen was raped by student Finn O'Connor in the English classroom. In September 2015, Peri Lomax went into labour whilst at the school and gave birth to a girl, Steph. In October 2015, Patrick himself was fired and replaced with Sally St. Claire, but Sally's reign saw a large number of incidents and scandals. In October 2017, the school exploded after a boiler was damaged by Mac Nightingale, with teaching assistant Neeta Kaur dying in the blast. In 2019, deputy headteacher Laurie Shelby sexually harrassed trainee teacher Sienna Blake, but the board took no action.
In May 2019, Sid Sumner falsely reported Imran Maalik for supposedly making threats of terrorism against the school. An investigation was held by Prevent, who concluded that the report was made maliciously and they had no reason to believe that Imran had any intention to harm anyone. In June 2019, on the school's prom night, Laurie attempted to rape his mother-in-law Diane Hutchinson and was pushed off the first-floor balcony by his wife Sinead. Newly installed CCTV cameras captured Laurie's attack and he was incarcerated.
In January 2020, teacher Nancy Osborne was stabbed by drug dealer Mason in the school yard. Mason was connected to students Sid and Juliet Nightingale, who had begun dealing drugs at the school for Mason's superior, Sid's cousin Jordan Price. In March 2022, John Paul - suffering from alcohol withdrawl symptoms - crashed a minibus whilst on a school trip, leaving student Freya Calder disabled. In June 2022, Nancy Osborne went into labour after being purposely locked in a classroom with Felix Westwood by her nephew Charlie Dean, and with the help of Felix, gave birth to a girl named Morgan.
In December 2022, teacher Olivia Bradshaw was found to have faked her qualifications and Sally was confronted by governor Mr. Reid over the school's atrocious OFSTED rating. He decided to fire Sally and replace her with Nancy. However, Nancy took an extended leave as Morgan required heart surgery in the United States, so Nancy was replaced by Freya's estranged father Carter Shepherd.
==Current staff and students==
===Staff===
Name 	Role/Duration 	Notes 	
Senior Staff 	Senior Staff 	Senior Staff 	Senior Staff
Nancy Osborne 	Headteacher (Unknown-Present)Deputy Headteacher (2015-2023; 2024-Unknown)Head of Safeguarding (Since 2024)English Teacher (Since 2015)	 	
Teaching Staff 	Teaching Staff 	Teaching Staff	Teaching Staff
John Paul McQueen	English Teacher (2013-2017; 2020-2022; since 2023) 	 	
===Students of September 2025 to July 2026===
The below table features the students of September 2025 to July 2026, which aired during the September 2024 to July 2025 period due to the show's "time jump". The following students are assumed based on natural progression from the previous school year until more information is available.
Name 	Duration 	Notes
Year 10 	Year 10 	Year 10
Arlo Fielding 	Since 2024	Arlo's life circumstances could possibly have meant that he missed a year of school; it's currently unclear whether he is in Year 9 or 10. Based solely on his given birthdate, he should be in Year 10.
Kathleen-Angel McQueen	Since 2024	Kathleen-Angel has lived between the UK and Spain for a large portion of her life, which could possibly mean she is repeating school years. It's currently unclear whether she is in Year 9 or 10. Based solely on her on-screen birth, she should be in Year 10.
Year 9 	Year 9 	Year 9
Anthony Hutchinson 	Since 2023	The character of Anthony has been aged up by two years. Based solely on his on-screen birth, he should be in Year 7.
Dee Dee Hutchinson 	Since 2023	The character of Dee Dee has been aged up by two years. Based solely on her on-screen birth, she should be in Year 7.
Ro Hutchinson 	Since 2023	The character of Ro has been aged up by two years. Based solely on his on-screen birth, he should be in Year 7.
Year 8 	Year 8 	Year 8
Oscar Osborne 	Since 2024	
==Former staff and students==
:This list only consists of staff and students who have been credited and named. Instances such as teachers named in dialogue or seen in staff lists but do not appear are not listed here.
===Staff===
Name 	Role(s) 	Duration
Headteachers 	Headteachers 	Headteachers
Mr. Butterworth 	Headteacher 	Until 1997
John Berrington 	Headteacher 	1997 to 2003
Sally Hunter 	Headteacher 	2003 to 2005
Willamina Webster 	Headteacher 	2005 to 2008
Govinda Roy 	Headteacher 	2008 to 2009
Muriel Hyde 	Headteacher 	2009 to 2011
Rob O'Connor 	Deputy Headteacher 	2010 to 2011
Pete Hamill 	Headteacher 	2011
Patrick Blake 	Headteacher 	2013 to 2015
Louis Loveday 	Deputy HeadteacherTeacher 	2015 to 2018
Courtney Campbell 	Deputy HeadteacherScience Teacher 	2016 to 2021
Laurie Shelby 	Deputy HeadteacherTeacher 	2018 to 2019
John Paul McQueen 	Deputy headteacher 	2019 to 2022
Nancy Osborne 	Headteacher 	2023
Carter Shepherd 	Headteacher 	2023 to 2024
Teachers 	Teachers 	Teachers
Dennis Richardson 	Teacher 	Until 1998
Ms. Riley 	English Teacher 	2000 to 2001
Mrs. Mitchell 	P.E. Teacher 	2001
Sally Hunter 	Science Teacher 	2001 to 2005
Becca Dean 	English Teacher 	2003 to 2006
Kathy Barnes 	P.E. Teacher 	2005 to 2008
Robin Whittle 	Business Studies Teacher 	2005
Russ Owen 	Teacher 	2006 to 2009
Mrs. Starkey 	English Teacher 	2006
Miss Jones 	Teacher 	2006
Paul Pavey 	P.E. Teacher 	2006
Pete Webster 	Head of CareersTeacher 	2007
Des Townsend 	Teacher 	2009 to 2010
Jen Gilmore 	Art Teacher 	2012 to 2013
Mr. Sykes 	Teacher 	2012
Danny Lomax 	Drama Teacher 	2013 to 2014
Sienna Blake 	English TeacherTeaching Assistant 	2018 to 2021
Olivia Bradshaw 	English Teacher 	2021 to 2022
Hunter McQueen 	Art Teacher 	2023 to 2024
Beau Ramsey 	P.E. Teacher 	2022 to 2024
Other Staff 	Other Staff 	Other Staff
Tina Reilly 	Careers Advisor 	2007 to 2008
Leo Valentine 	Caretaker 	Until 2010
Jacqui McQueen 	Dinnerlady 	2009 to 2010
Kris Fisher 	Counsellor 	2009 to 2010
Eva Strong 	Classroom AssistantPersonal Assistant to Headteacher	2010 to 2011
Amy Barnes 	Teaching Assistant 	2011
Neeta Kaur 	Teaching Assistant 	2016 to 2017
Prince McQueen 	CaretakerWindow Cleaner 	2017 to 20182021 to 2022
Eric Foster 	Caretaker 	2022
Honour Chen-Williams	CounsellorHead of PTA 	2022 to 2023
Goldie McQueen 	Canteen Staff 	2023
Yasmine Cunningham 	ReceptionistEditor of school newspaper 	2022-2024
Diane Hutchinson 	School counsellor 	2013; 2023-2024
Sally St. Claire 	HeadteacherBookkeeper 	2015-2023; 2024-20252023-2024
===Students===
Name 	Duration
Cindy Cunningham 	Until 1998
Mandy Richardson 	Until 1998
Max Cunningham 	Until 1999
Darren Osborne 	1996-1997
O.B. 	Until 1999
Sash Marwan 	Until 1999
Zara Morgan 	1999-2004
Hannah 	2000
Steph Dean 	2000-2004
Abby Davies 	2000-2004
Brian Drake 	2001-2003
Lisa Hunter 	2001-2004
Lee Hunter 	2001-2003
Norman Sankofa 	2001-2004
Cameron Clark 	2002-2004
Craig Dean 	2002-2007
Natalie Osborne 	2003
Josh Malone 	2003-2004
Damon 	2003
Kirsty 	2003
Justin Burton 	2003-2007
Ali Taylor 	2003-2005
Darlene Taylor 	2003-2005
Nicole Owen 	2004-2006
Candy Browne 	2004-2005
Paula Fitzpatrick 	2004-2005
Nathan Haywood 	2005
Stephen Mackintosh 	2005
Simon Jones 	2005
Nancy Hayton 	2005-2007
Hannah Ashworth 	2005-2007
Josh Ashworth 	2005-2008
Sarah Barnes 	2005-2007
Fletch 	2005-2008
Amy Barnes 	2005-2008
Michaela McQueen 	2006-2008
Ste Hay 	2006-2007
Wayne Tunnicliffe 	2006-2007
Sasha Valentine 	2006-2008
John Paul McQueen 	2006-2007
Lauren Valentine 	2007-2010
Tommo 	2007
Newt 	2007-2010
Anita Roy 	2008-2010
Theresa McQueen 	2008-2010
Gaz Bennett 	2008-2009, 2010
Ricky Campbell 	2009-2012
Wade 	2009
Rae Wilson 	2009-2010
Sinclair 	2009
Duncan Button 	2009-2011
Amber Sharpe 	2010
Taylor Sharpe 	2010
Seth Costello 	2010
Jason Costello 	2010-2011
Bart McQueen 	2010-2013
Finn O'Connor 	2010-2011, 2013-2014
Sinead O'Connor 	2010-2013
Fern 	2010-2011
Ruby Button 	2011-2014
Esther Bloom 	2011-2014
Maddie Morrison 	2011-2012
Jono 	2011-2012
Tilly Evans 	2011-2013
George Smith 	2011-2013
Neil Cooper 	2011-2013
Callum Kane 	2011-2013
Lacey Kane 	2012
Holly Cunningham 	2012-2016
Phoebe McQueen 	2013-2014
Robbie Roscoe 	2013-2014
Jason Roscoe 	2013-2014
Peri Lomax 	2013-2018
Nico Blake 	2014-2016
Dylan Royle 	2015
Cleo McQueen 	2015-2016
Harry Thompson 	2015-2016
Zack Loveday 	2015-2016
Aiden Bigsby 	2015
Kyle Bigsby 	2015
Jade Albright 	2015-2016
Alfie Nightingale 	2015-2018
Hunter McQueen 	2016-2018
Prince McQueen 	2016-2018
Lily Drinkwell 	2017-2018
Yasmine Maalik 	2017-2018
Imran Maalik 	2017-2020
Oliver Morgan 	2018-2020
Harley Frater 	2018
Romeo Quinn 	2018
Phoenix Hathaway 	2018-2020
Juliet Quinn 	2018-2020
Sid Sumner 	2018-2020
DeMarcus Westwood 	2021-2023
Charlie Dean 	2018-2023
Ella Richardson 	2018-2024
Shing Lin Leong 	2023-2024
Mason Chen-Williams	2021-2024
Freya Calder 	Until 2022, 2023-2024
Andre Clark 	2024-2025
Leah Barnes 	2018-2025
Vicky Grant 	2022-2025
Dillon Ray 	2023-2025
== Other Information== 
*The school's postcode alternates between CH12 6LA, CH1 2LX and CH1 2LV.
*The school's address alternates between 41 Oakbrow Road and Oakdale Drive; it's possible the campus sits between these two roads and has multiple entrances.
==Background Information==
*Some of the sets used for the school post-2008 — particularly the front exterior and yard — were formerly used in the final six years of Grange Hill, a drama revolving around a London comprehensive school. Grange Hill was created by Phil Redmond (the creator of Hollyoaks) and ran from 1978 to 2008.
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