Pickering High School, Hull
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Sirius Academy is a secondary school in Hull
, England
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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. The school was renamed Sirius Academy in September 2009, under Building Schools for the Future
it moved into a new £48.5 million building in September 2011.
The school's GCSE results are improving every year and the school hopes to improve this year with the current year 11's. The school's canteen has taken on a new healthy eating campaign and there are numerous sport activities to do in and out of school.
The school has had a revamp over the last few years introducing a new building to replace the older dilapidated building and bring the school on to one site. A sports hall was built to back up the sports college status.
inspection the school received was in 2003. It rated the school as "good" in its ranking system, the 3rd highest available.
The report outlined both strengths the school
and improvements the school should make to progress up the ranking system.
Strengths:
Improvements suggested:
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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. The school was renamed Sirius Academy in September 2009, under Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future is the name of the previous UK Government's investment programme in secondary school buildings in England. The program is very ambitious in its costs, timescales and objectives, with politicians from all English political parties supportive of the principle but...
it moved into a new £48.5 million building in September 2011.
The school's GCSE results are improving every year and the school hopes to improve this year with the current year 11's. The school's canteen has taken on a new healthy eating campaign and there are numerous sport activities to do in and out of school.
The school has had a revamp over the last few years introducing a new building to replace the older dilapidated building and bring the school on to one site. A sports hall was built to back up the sports college status.
Latest Ofsted report
The last OfstedOfsted
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inspection the school received was in 2003. It rated the school as "good" in its ranking system, the 3rd highest available.
The report outlined both strengths the school
and improvements the school should make to progress up the ranking system.
Strengths:
- Very good leadership and management by the headteacher and managerial teaching staff
- Good teaching in lessons resulting in good learning and positive relationships
- Provisions made for Special educationSpecial educationSpecial education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
needs (SEN) pupils - Systems for monitoring pupil progression
Improvements suggested:
- Improvement of some teaching staff, in particular in mathematics
- Greater use of ICT to assist learning in lessons
- Attendance needs a significant improvement, as does punctuality to continue schools progression
- Improve and modernise teaching and recreational areas to improve learning and safety