South Hunsley School

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.

South Hunsley School & Sixth Form College
Address
East Dale Road Melton , East Riding of Yorkshire , HU14 3HS England
Coordinates	53°43′39″N 0°32′06″W
Information
Type	Secondary Academy
Motto	Inspire • Aspire
Established	1956
Department for Education URN	136667 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Michaela Blackledge
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	2200
Website	http://www.southhunsley.org.uk/

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]