Humberston Maths and Computing College
Encyclopedia
Humberston Maths and Computing College is a secondary school
based in Grimsby
, North East Lincolnshire
, England
.
- Tetney
and Holton-le-Clay
, which has grammar school
s). Directly to the west is the Humberston Country Club golf club.
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, and offered evening computing courses to local residents.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
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 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 LindseyEast Lindsey
East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....
- Tetney
Tetney
Tetney is a small village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, just west of the Prime Meridian.-Geography and amenities:The village is on the A1031 road, the Cleethorpes-Mablethorpe road, just south of Cleethorpes and Humberston...
and Holton-le-Clay
Holton-le-Clay
Holton-le-Clay is a village and civil parish in the extreme north of the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, south of Grimsby on the A16...
, which has grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
s). Directly to the west is the Humberston Country Club golf club.
History
It 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, and offered evening computing courses to local residents.
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.See also
- Former Humberstone Foundation School - became the Matthew Humberstone SchoolMatthew Humberstone SchoolMatthew 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 in Cleethorpes, and is now the St Andrew's College, CleethorpesSt Andrew's College, CleethorpesSt Andrew's College is a joint faith secondary school based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England. The school was formed as an amalgamation of St Mary's Catholic High School and Matthew Humberstone Church of England School...