Endeavour High School
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Endeavour High School is a secondary school in Kingston upon Hull
, England
. It is a community school, which takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 16. The school has approximately 900 pupils, but has the capacity to take 1,200.
The school opened in September 2001, as the result of merging two failing schools. It moved to its current, £15 million purpose-built site in 2003.
In March 2004 Endeavour was placed on special measures, following an inspection by Ofsted
. The school came out of special measures in December 2005, after making satisfactory progress due to improvements that the school had implemented.
Since its last inspection in July 2009 Endeavour was put into special measures again.
The school is bidding to become a DCSF
specialist
Arts College
, specialising in ICT and Digital Media.
Since the former head Mr Straker, left the school improved because of the new policies put in place.
Most pupils are wearing full uniform and the only thing that is letting the school down is attendance and punctuality.
In 2010 the school achieved its best ever GCSE results with 73% of students leaving with 5 A*–C and 99% of pupils leaving with at least 1 GCSE A*–G, or equivalent pass.
It has been rumoured the school could close in the summer of 2012 to make way for a training centre for eco-engineers with Siemens.
However, due to change in politics around the area Endeavour High School is likely to stay open for the next few years.
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is a community school, which takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 16. The school has approximately 900 pupils, but has the capacity to take 1,200.
The school opened in September 2001, as the result of merging two failing schools. It moved to its current, £15 million purpose-built site in 2003.
In March 2004 Endeavour was placed on special measures, following an inspection by Ofsted
Office for Standards in Education
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
. The school came out of special measures in December 2005, after making satisfactory progress due to improvements that the school had implemented.
Since its last inspection in July 2009 Endeavour was put into special measures again.
The school is bidding to become a DCSF
Department for Children, Schools and Families
The Department for Children, Schools and Families was a department of the UK government, between 2007 and 2010, responsible for issues affecting people in England up to the age of 19, including child protection and education...
specialist
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
, specialising in ICT and Digital Media.
Since the former head Mr Straker, left the school improved because of the new policies put in place.
Most pupils are wearing full uniform and the only thing that is letting the school down is attendance and punctuality.
In 2010 the school achieved its best ever GCSE results with 73% of students leaving with 5 A*–C and 99% of pupils leaving with at least 1 GCSE A*–G, or equivalent pass.
It has been rumoured the school could close in the summer of 2012 to make way for a training centre for eco-engineers with Siemens.
However, due to change in politics around the area Endeavour High School is likely to stay open for the next few years.