Archbishop Sentamu Academy

Archbishop Sentamu Academy
Type	Academy
Religion	Church Of England
Principal	Mr Andrew Chubb
Location	Preston Road Preston Road Estate Kingston upon Hull East Riding of Yorkshire HU9 5YB England
Local authority	Hull City Council
DfE number	810/6905
DfE URN	135598 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1,429 as of February 2016
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–18
Colours	Blue, Gold
Website	School website

Archbishop Sentamu Academy is a mixed Church of England secondary school and sixth form located in the Preston Road Estate of Kingston upon Hull, England.^[1] The school is named after John Sentamu, the current Archbishop of York.

History

It was first established as Estcourt High School, a technical school for girls before becoming Bilton Grange Senior High School in 1973, a comprehensive mixed school. In 1988 the school became Archbishop Thurstan Church of England Voluntary Controlled School. The school converted to academy status in 2008 and was renamed Archbishop Sentamu Academy. Rebuilding works at the school as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme were completed in 2011.

Academics

Archbishop Sentamu Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs. The school also has a specialism in business and enterprise.

Notable former pupils

Liam Mower, actor and dancer

References

↑ http://www.sentamu.com/

External links

"Archbishop Sentamu Academy", www.sentamu.com (official website)

Schools in the East Riding of Yorkshire (including Kingston upon Hull)

Primary	Cottingham Croxby Primary School Eastfield Primary School St Nicholas Primary School

Secondary	Andrew Marvell College Archbishop Sentamu Academy Beverley Grammar School Beverley High School Bridlington School Cottingham High School Driffield School Goole High School Headlands School Hessle High School Hornsea School Howden School Hull Trinity House Academy Kelvin Hall School Kingswood Academy Longcroft School Malet Lambert School The Market Weighton School Newland School for Girls St Mary's College Sirius Academy North Sirius Academy West The Snaith School South Holderness Technology College South Hunsley School Winifred Holtby Academy Withernsea High School Woldgate College Wolfreton School

Independent	Hull Collegiate School Hymers College Pocklington School

Further education	Bishop Burton College East Riding College Endeavour Learning and Skills Centre Hull College Wilberforce College Wyke College

Former	Hull Grammar School Sir Henry Cooper School

Coordinates: 53°45′31.2″N 0°16′49.3″W / 53.758667°N 0.280361°W / 53.758667; -0.280361

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