Winifred Holtby Academy

Winifred Holtby Academy
Address
Midmere Avenue Leads Road Bransholme Kingston upon Hull , East Riding of Yorkshire , HU7 4PW England
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Aspiration, Achievement, Respect
Local authority	Hull City Council
Trust	The Consortium Academy Trust
Department for Education URN	139629 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Mark Brown
Deputy Headteachers	Mr Ian Fernie Mrs Karen Farmer
Assistant Headteachers	Miss Michelle Kermeen Mr J. Richardson Mr K. Ziebeck [1]
Staff	250+
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11to 16
Capacity	1350
Houses	Hedoncrofte  Riseholme  Sefholme  Sudtone  Wawne
Colour(s)	Blue and Yellow
Website	http://www.winifredholtbyacademy.co.uk/

Winifred Holtby Academy (previously Bransholme High School, Winifred Holtby School, Winifred Holtby Technology College) is a coeducational secondary school located in the Bransholme area of Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The school is named after Winifred Holtby, a novelist and journalist who is best known for her novel South Riding .

Originally known as Bransholme High School, the school was later renamed Winifred Holtby School, and some time later, Winifred Holtby Technology College. In May 2013 Winifred Holtby School converted to academy status and was renamed Winifred Holtby Academy. The school was given a substantial £38 million rebuild in 2011 under the Building Schools for the Future scheme and was twinned with Tweendykes Special School, who now share a small section of the building, and was opened in September 2011 following a minor delay caused by the collapse of the school's furniture supplier. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2019 Winifred Holtby Academy liquidised its own trust and became part of The Consortium Academy Trust. ^[4]

Winifred Holtby Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs and OCR Nationals as programmes of study for pupils.

Notable former pupils

Bransholme High School

• Karl Turner, politician ^[5]
• Kirk Yeaman, professional Rugby League player for Hull F.C.
• Richard Horne, professional Rugby League player for Hull F.C.
• Lee Jackson, professional Rugby League player for Hull F.C. and Sheffield Eagles; fastest try-scorer in either codes of rugby
• Danny Houghton, Captain of Hull F.C. ^[6]
• Joe Cator, professional Rugby League player for Hull F.C.

Notable former staff

• Gerald Dunn, rugby player ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Meet the Team". Winifred Holtby Academy. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
2. "School rebuilding programme creates thousands of city jobs". The Yorkshire Post. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
3. "Hull's Winifred Holtby school delayed by bust supplier". BBC News. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
4. "The Consortium Academy Trust". Winifred Holtby Academy. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
5. "About Karl". Karl Turner. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
6. "Hull's home-grown dream team of 13 rugby league stars". Hull Daily Mail . 17 March 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
7. Michael Mutch (12 April 2020). "Legendary Winifred Holtby PE teacher Ged Dunn picks his best rugby league side". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
8. James O'Brien (3 August 2021). "'A great rugby league player and a fine man' - Hull KR mourn death of Ged Dunn". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

External links

• Official website

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