Salendine Nook High School

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Salendine Nook High School Academy
British Trolleybuses - Huddersfield - geograph.org.uk - 553413.jpg
Trolleybus terminus in front of the then new Salendine Nook High School (1966)
Location
Salendine Nook High School
New Hey Road

Huddersfield
,
West Yorkshire
,
HD3 4GN

England
Coordinates 53°39′14″N1°50′12″W / 53.653922°N 1.836695°W / 53.653922; -1.836695
Information
Type Academy
MottoAspiration Unity Achievement
Established1956
Local authority Kirklees
Department for Education URN 137869 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherJ. Hornsby
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment1,319 (approx.)
HousesNeptune (Blue)

Venus (Yellow) Saturn (Green) Mars (Red)

Jupiter (Orange)
ColoursPurple, black and white
Website http://www.snhs.kirklees.sch.uk/

Salendine Nook High School Academy is a large secondary school in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. [1] It is adjacent to Huddersfield New College.

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History

Secondary modern school

The three schools at Salendine Nook were designed by architect J G L Poulson of Pontefract. When the school was built, Huddersfield Corporation had a trolleybus terminus built next to it, serving only for the journeys of the school's pupils. This provision was unique in the British Isles. [2]

Salendine Nook Secondary School opened in September 1956 for 600. [3] Huddersfield New College was built to the west of the site, and Huddersfield High School, a girls grammar school, was built to the east. It was part of a campus.

The opening ceremony was performed by HRH Princess Margaret on 14th November 1958. It was the largest school project ever undertaken in the town at that time, covering 65 acres. The ultimate roll was anticipated to be 2,300 and included a swimming pool and accommodation for caretakers.

Work started in December 1955 by James Miller and partners of Edinburgh, costing around £233,000.

Comprehensive

Most of Huddersfield became comprehensive in 1973.

Academy

The school formally became an academy on 1 February 2012. This followed a resolution to seek academy status by the school governors at governors meeting on 6 July 2011.

School trip

The school had 25 pupils stranded in the US in April 2010; they were unable to return home due to the flying ban caused by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud. The children and four staff went to Florida as part of a physics field trip that was scheduled to last a week but ended up over £15,000 over budget as they had to extend their stay. [4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Salendine Nook High School". BBC. 19 October 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  2. ↑ Alan Murray-Rust (24 June 1966). "British Trolleybuses – Huddersfield". Geograph Britain and Ireland.
  3. ↑ Huddersfield Examiner Tuesday 2 July 1957, page 6
  4. ↑ Huddersfield Examiner – News – Local West Yorkshire News – Salendine Nook High School trip cost £15,000 more than planned
  5. ↑ "The House I Grew Up In, featuring Mona Siddiqui". BBC Radio 4. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.


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