Sirius Academy West

Sirius Academy West (formerly Sirius Academy, Pickering High School, Kingston High School and The Boulevard) is a secondary school in Hull, England. It was renamed Sirius Academy in September 2009 under Building Schools for the Future, with Sports College specialist status.

1. History

The last headteacher of Pickering High School was Elaine Wadsworth, who was replaced by a principal, Cathy Taylor, when the school became an academy. In September 2011 the school moved into a new £48.5 million building which replaced an older one, bringing the school within one site, with a new sports hall to support sports college status. The school's GCSE results have improved over the years. After becoming an academy the school was originally known as Sirius Academy. However, in 2015 Thomas Ferens Academy joined the Sirius Academy Multi Academy Trust and was renamed Sirius Academy North. Sirius Academy was renamed Sirius Academy West to distinguish the two institutions.

1. Facilities

School facilities include an all-weather pitch, sports hall, sports lab, hair and beauty salon, industrial quality food technology rooms, dance studio, construction bays and an eco-dome.

1. Ofsted

The 2003 Ofsted inspection rated the school as Grade 2 "Good", highlighting strengths, and improvements to be made. Strengths:

Very good leadership and management by the headteacher and managerial teaching staff Good teaching in lessons resulting in good learning and positive relationships Provisions made for special education needs (SEN) pupils Systems for monitoring pupil progression Improvements were suggested in:

Teaching, particularly in mathematics The greater use of ICT to assist learning Attendance and punctuality The modernising of teaching and recreational areas to improve learning and safety In March 2014 an Ofsted inspection rated the school as "Outstanding" in all areas. In May 2022 an Ofsted inspection rated the school as "Good". However, it noted that behaviour and attitudes requires improvement.

1. Former pupils


1. = Kingston High School =

John Alderton Tom Courtenay Amy Johnson Alan Plater

1. References


1. Further reading

A Hull School in Wartime: Kingston High School's Evacuation to Scarborough (paperback) by John D. Hicks ISBN 0-948929-29-4 Bob Rosner (2005) One of the Lucky Ones: rescued by the Kindertransport.Beth Shalom, Newark (England) ISBN 0-9543001-9-X.

1. External links

Official website School's Ofsted Report GCSE Results in more detail (http://www.oldkingstonianshull.org.uk/ Old Kingstonians' Association website)

Nearby Places View Menu

Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was established by the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies and is currently represented by Emma Hardy of the Labour Party. Hardy was previously the MP for the predecessor constituency of Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle from 2017 to 2024.

Government

723 m

Anlaby Park

Anlaby Park is a small suburb just to the west of the city centre of Kingston upon Hull, England. The area is sandwiched between the B1231 Anlaby Road to the north, and the A1105 Boothferry Road to the south. Anlaby Park is represented by three unitary authority wards (Tranby, Boothferry, and Pickering), and is represented at Westminster as part of the Kingston upon Hull and Haltemprice constituency. A library was established in Anlaby park in 1964, and then in 2013 threatened with closure. It later reopened as a community-run library. Anlaby Park conservation area was created in 1994.

Library Neighbourhood

Pickering Park, Kingston upon Hull

Pickering Park is a park in the western suburbs of Kingston upon Hull, on the north side of Hessle Road, near the former Kingston High School in Anlaby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Landmark Park

Skerne and Wansford

Skerne and Wansford is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of the town of Driffield and covering an area of 1,493.224 hectares (3,689.84 acres). The civil parish is formed by the villages of Skerne and Wansford. According to the 2011 UK census, Skerne and Wansford parish had a population of 345, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 318.

Neighbourhood