Established 1967 Type Secondary school Ofsted Reports Founded 1967 | Closed 2012 DfE URN 118105 Tables Phone +44 1482 854687 | |
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Location Thorpepark RoadKingston upon HullEast Riding of YorkshireHU6 9ESEngland Motto 'Achievement for all in a caring environment' Similar Newland School for Girls, Kelvin Hall School, St Mary's Sports College, Endeavour Learning & Skills Ce, Kingswood Academy | ||
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Sir Henry Cooper School was a coeducational, secondary school located on Thorpepark Road in Orchard Park Estate, Kingston upon Hull, England. On the school ground is the North Site of the Hull City Learning Centre, no longer part of the City Learning Centres, in the school Information Technology building.
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History
In 1854 Sir Henry Cooper was elected Mayor of Hull and, on the occasion of the visit of Queen Victoria in October of that year, he received a Knighthood. He became a member and first Chairman of the Hull School Board in 1871. When the Board Schools opened in 1876 at Bean Street, Hull, they were named the 'Sir Henry Cooper Schools' and, following their closure, the name was transferred to this school when it opened in September 1967.
Sir Henry Cooper School closed in 2012, with pupils transferring to the newly built Thomas Ferens Academy. The building of the academy, sponsored by the University of Hull, met local opposition, with concerns that construction could cause "flooding, traffic problems and loss of green space". The school was renamed Sirius Academy North in 2015.
From September 2012 to September 2013 the school site was the temporary home of Newland School for Girls, while its own buildings were reconstructed.