South Hunsley School
South Hunsley School & Sixth Form College is a large secondary school and sixth form, situated in Melton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England near the A63. In April 2010, the school became an Academy.
| South Hunsley School & Sixth Form College | |
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| Address | |
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East Dale Road , , HU14 3HS England | |
| Coordinates | 53°43′39″N 0°32′06″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary Academy |
| Motto | Inspire • Aspire |
| Established | 1956 |
| Department for Education URN | 136667 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Richard Williman |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 2200 |
| Website | http://www.southhunsley.org.uk/ |
Overview
The school was founded as South Hunsley County Secondary School in 1956; it occupies a 48 acres (0.19 km2) site, and has been expanded since opening.[1]
As of 2012 South Hunsley is a specialist Technology college. The school has new public sporting facilities including a gymnasium and a 3G football pitch. In 2007, 69% of pupils gained 5 grade A-C GCSEs including English and Maths, the best for state schools in the East Riding of Yorkshire, with almost 2000 students.
As of 2013 the grouping systems were: Years (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) Houses (Indus, Draco, Pegasus, Orion, Hercules, Vela) Form (1 - 12 Formatted Year-Form (eg, Year 7 form 3 is written as 7-3))
In 2014 the South Hunsley Primary set to open in September 2015.
Alumni
- Harry Cardwell, footballer.[2]
- Sarah Cruddas, science broadcaster.
- Alex Deakin, BBC weather presenter.
- Daniel James, footballer.[3]
- Marc Pickering, actor.
- Debra Stephenson, actress.[4]
- Jess Park, footballer.[5]
References
- Sources:
- "South Hunsley School, North Ferriby". www.schoolsnet.com. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- "Success Of South Hunsley School". Hull Daily Mail. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 23 February 2012 – via Europe Intelligence Wire.
- Buckingham, Philip (4 July 2014). "Hull City lose rising star Cardwell to Reading". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- Buckingham, Philip (15 October 2018). "Former Hull City rookie Daniel James in line for full international honours with Wales". Hull Live. Local World. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- "Patron". Spin Off Productions. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- "South Hunsley student, Jess Park, signs with Manchester City Women FC". South Hunsley School. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2020.