Humberston Academy

Humberston Academy
Motto Broadening Horizons
Established 1977
Type Academy
Principal Dan Shoubridge
Sponsor The David Ross Education Trust
Location Humberston Avenue
Humberston, Grimsby
North East Lincolnshire
DN36 4TF
England
53°31′46″N 0°01′52″W / 53.52943°N 0.03111°W / 53.52943; -0.03111Coordinates: 53°31′46″N 0°01′52″W / 53.52943°N 0.03111°W / 53.52943; -0.03111
DfE URN 137200 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Students 870
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–16
Colours Red and White
Website Official Website

Humberston Academy (formerly Humberston Maths and Computing College) is a secondary school with academy status based in Humberston (near Grimsby), North East Lincolnshire, England.

Admissions

It does not have a sixth form. It is situated on Humberston Avenue (B1219 - off the A1031) in the west of Humberston. Further to the west along the B1219 is the Tollbar Academy, and the school is less than one mile north of Lincolnshire (East Lindsey - Tetney and Holton-le-Clay, which has grammar schools). Directly to the west is the Humberston Country Club golf club.

History

The school opened in 1977 as Humberston Comprehensive School.[1]

Until 1996 it was administered by Humberside Education Committee, based in Beverley. It gained specialist status in 2006.

In January 2009 it was placed in special measures.[2] From September 2009, the school name changed from Humberston School to Humberston Maths and Computing College.[3]

The school converted to academy status in 2011 and was renamed Humberston Academy. the school is now sponsored by the David Ross Education Trust.

Academic performance

In the last round of GCSE exams, the school gained well above-average results, quite unusual for the Grimsby area. It gained the third best GCSE results for North East Lincolnshire; the top three schools are all on the outskirts of the borough.

Notable former pupils

See also

References

  1. ↑ School history
  2. ↑ Special measures
  3. ↑ School name

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