Archbishop Sentamu Academy

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Archbishop Sentamu Academy
The Archbishop Sentamu Academy on Preston Road (geograph 3220192).jpg
View from Bilton Grove
Address
Archbishop Sentamu Academy
Preston Road


, ,
HU9 5YB

England
Coordinates 53°45′31.2″N0°16′49.3″W / 53.758667°N 0.280361°W / 53.758667; -0.280361
Information
Type Academy
Religious affiliation(s) Church Of England
Local authority Hull City Council
Department for Education URN 135598 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalChris Reynolds
Gender Mixed
Age11to 18
Enrolment1,429 as of February 2016
Colour(s)Blue, Gold   
Website asa.hslt.academy

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 was named after John Sentamu, who, at the time, was the Archbishop of York.

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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. [2]

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

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References

  1. "Archbishop Sentamu Academy – To lead the best life possible" . Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. "Archbishop of York opens new academy school in Hull". BBC News. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. Simpson, Robert L. (19 May 2008). "Dancer offered top school places". Hull Daily Mail . Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2017.