Kingston High School, Hull
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Kingston High School is a secondary school
on Pickering Road in West Hull
, East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
(formerly 'The Boulevard'.)
In 2001 the school was adjusted as many schools were reviewed by Hull City Council
and became "Pickering High School Sports College
".
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...
on Pickering Road in West Hull
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...
, East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, 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...
(formerly 'The Boulevard'.)
In 2001 the school was adjusted as many schools were reviewed by Hull City Council
Hull City Council
Hull City Council is the governing body for the unitary authority and city of Kingston upon Hull. It was created in 1972 as the successor to the Corporation of Hull, which was also known as Hull Corporation....
and became "Pickering High School Sports College
Pickering High School, Hull
Sirius Academy is a secondary school in Hull, England.The last headteacher of Pickering High School was Mrs Elaine Wadsworth and was replaced by Principal Dr Cathy Taylor when it became an Academy. The school has Sports College specialism...
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Ex-pupils
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- Bob Rosner (see below)
Books
- A Hull School in Wartime: Kingston High School's Evacuation to Scarborough (paperback) by John D. Hicks ISBN 0-948929-29-4
- Bob Rosner (2005) One of the Lucky Ones: rescued by the KindertransportKindertransportKindertransport is the name given to the rescue mission that took place nine months prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. The United Kingdom took in nearly 10,000 predominantly Jewish children from Nazi Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland and the Free City of Danzig...
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, Newark (England) ISBN 0-9543001-9-X.