Established 1977 Prncipal Matthew Watling DfE URN 137200 Tables Number of students 706 Gender Mixed-sex education | DfE number 812/4092 Phone +44 1472 319990 Founded 1977 | |
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Humberston Academy (formerly Humberston Maths and Computing College) is a secondary school with academy status based in Humberston (near Grimsby), North East Lincolnshire, England. The school specialises in Mathematics and Computing.
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- Queen s baton relay humberston academy 2014
- Humberston academy s ski trip 2015
- Admissions
- History
- Academic performance
- Notable former pupils
- References
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Admissions
It does not have a sixth form. It is situated on Humberston Avenue (B1219 - off the A1031) in the west of Humberston. Further to the west along the B1219 is the Tollbar Academy, and the school is less than one mile north of Lincolnshire (East Lindsey - Tetney and Holton-le-Clay, which has grammar schools). Directly to the west is the Humberston Country Club golf club.
History
The school opened in 1977 as Humberston Comprehensive School.
Until 1996 it was administered by Humberside Education Committee, based in Beverley. It gained specialist status in 2006.
In January 2009 it was placed in special measures. From September 2009, the school name changed from Humberston School to Humberston Maths and Computing College.
The school converted to academy status in 2011 and was renamed Humberston Academy. the school is now sponsored by the David Ross Education Trust.
Academic performance
In the last round of GCSE exams, the school gained well above-average results, quite unusual for the Grimsby area. It gained the third best GCSE results for North East Lincolnshire; the top three schools are all on the outskirts of the borough.