Havelock Academy
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Havelock Academy is a secondary school
and sixth form
, with Academy
status, based in Grimsby
, North East Lincolnshire
, England
.
, near the junction with the A1031, on the opposite of the road from the former Matthew Humberstone School
(also now an Academy).
Prior to opening in September 2007, the Academy was previously known as Havelock School.
In 2009, as an Academy, around 40% gain five good GCSEs - the fourth best in Grimsby.
Secondary school
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and sixth form
Sixth form
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, with Academy
Academy (England)
In the education system of England, an academy is a school that is directly funded by central government and independent of control by local government in England. An academy may receive additional support from personal or corporate sponsors, either financially or in kind...
status, based in Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
, North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire and the administrative county of Lincolnshire...
, England
England
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.
Admissions
It is situated north of the A46A46 road
The A46 is an A road in England. It starts east of Bath, Somerset and ends in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, but it does not form a continuous route. Large portions of the old road have been lost, bypassed, or replaced by motorway development...
, near the junction with the A1031, on the opposite of the road from the former Matthew Humberstone School
Matthew Humberstone School
Matthew Humberstone Church of England School, often shortened to MHS or, more affectionately, Matty, was a comprehensive school in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, with a Church of England tradition...
(also now an Academy).
The Havelock School
It had around 900 boys and girls in the 1960s, administered by the County Borough of Grimsby Education Committee. It had grammar, technical, commercial and modern streams.Comprehensive
It became a comprehensive in 1968 with 1300 boys and girls. From 1974-96 it was administered by Humberside Education Committee. In 1987, a 13 year old boy drowned on a school trip to Scarborough.Prior to opening in September 2007, the Academy was previously known as Havelock School.
Academic results
As a comprehensive, the school came in the bottom thirty schools in England at GCSE. In 2000, it came in the bottom forty. Around 6% gained 5 good GCSE grades.In 2009, as an Academy, around 40% gain five good GCSEs - the fourth best in Grimsby.
The Havelock School
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