South Hunsley School

South Hunsley School & Sixth Form College
Address
East Dale Road Melton , East Riding of Yorkshire , HU14 3HS England
Coordinates	53°43′39″N0°32′06″W / 53.7275°N 0.5350°W / 53.7275; -0.5350
Information
Type	Secondary Academy
Motto	Inspire • Aspire
Established	1956
Department for Education URN	136667 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Michaela Blackledge
Age	11to 18
Enrolment	2200
Website	http://www.southhunsley.org.uk/

South Hunsley School & Sixth Form College is a large secondary school and sixth form, situated in Melton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, near the A63. In April 2010, the school became an Academy.

Overview

The school was founded as South Hunsley County Secondary School in 1956. It occupies 48 acres (0.19 km²), and has been expanded since opening. ^[1]

As of 2012 South Hunsley is a specialist Technology college. The school has public sporting facilities including a gymnasium, climbing wall and a 3G football pitch. The school had a large swimming pool and leisure facility until its closure in 2016.

In 2007, 69% of pupils gained 5 grade A-C GCSEs, including English and Maths, the best for state schools in the East Riding of Yorkshire, with almost 2000 students.^{[ citation needed ]}

As of 2013, the grouping systems were: Years (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) Houses (Indus, Draco, Pegasus, Orion, Hercules, Vela) Form (1-12 Formatted Year-Form (e.g. Year 7 form 3 is written as 7–3))

In 2014, the South Hunsley Primary was set to open in September 2015.

South Hunsley School is rated outstanding by Ofsted, and is placed in the top 3% of schools nationally. ^[2]

Alumni

• Harry Cardwell, footballer. ^[3]
• Sarah Cruddas, science broadcaster.
• Alex Deakin, Met Office weather presenter.
• Loz Hardy and Myles Howell of Kingmaker. ^[4]
• Daniel James, footballer. ^[5]
• Marc Pickering, actor
• Lynn Simpson, canoeist in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics ^[6]
• Debra Stephenson, actress. ^[7]
• Jess Park, footballer. ^[8]
• Keir Mather, MP ^[9]

References

1. Sources:
   • "South Hunsley School, North Ferriby". schoolsnet.com. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
   • "Success of South Hunsley School". Hull Daily Mail. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 23 February 2012– via Europe Intelligence Wire.
2. "South Hunsley School, North Ferriby". theeducationalliance.org. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
3. Buckingham, Philip (4 July 2014). "Hull City lose rising star Cardwell to Reading". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
4. Campbell, James (18 October 2020). "Rise and fall of Hull's biggest Indie band once supported by Radiohead". Hull Live. Local World. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
5. Buckingham, Philip (15 October 2018). "Former Hull City rookie Daniel James in line for full international honours with Wales". Hull Live. Local World. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
6. "Simpson nets top national award" . Hull Daily Mail. 2 December 1995. p. 38. Retrieved 19 March 2025– via The British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Patron". Spin Off Productions. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
8. "South Hunsley student, Jess Park, signs with Manchester City Women FC". South Hunsley School. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
9. "New Undergraduates 2016" (PDF). Wadham College Gazette: 60. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

External links

• South Hunsley school web site