Salendine Nook High School Academy is a large secondary school in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.[1] It is adjacent to Huddersfield New College.
Salendine Nook High School Academy | |
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![]() Trolleybus terminus in front of the then new Salendine Nook High School (1966) | |
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Town Centre , , HD3 4GN England | |
Coordinates | 53°39′14″N 1°50′12″W / 53.653922°N 1.836695°W |
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Type | Academy |
Established | 1956 |
Local authority | Kirklees |
Department for Education URN | 137869 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Head teacher | D. Altenwood Christian |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11 to 16 |
Enrolment | 1,319 (approx.) |
Colour(s) | Purple, black and white |
Website | http://www.snhs.kirklees.sch.uk/ |
History
editSecondary modern school
editWhen the school was built, Huddersfield Corporation had a trolleybus terminus built next to it, serving only for the journeys of the school's pupils. This provision was unique in the British Isles.[2]
Salendine Nook Secondary School opened in September 1956 for 600.[3] Huddersfield New College was built to the west of the site, and Huddersfield High School, a girls grammar school, was built to the east. It was part of a campus.
Work started in December 1955 by James Miller and partners of Edinburgh, costing around £233,000.
Comprehensive
editMost of Huddersfield became comprehensive in 1973.
Academy
editThe school formally became an academy on 1 February 2012. This followed a resolution to seek academy status by the school governors at governors meeting on 6 July 2011.
School trip
editThe school had 25 pupils stranded in the US in April 2010; they were unable to return home due to the flying ban caused by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud. The children and four staff went to Florida as part of a physics field trip that was scheduled to last a week but ended up over £15,000 over budget as they had to extend their stay.[4]
Notable alumni
edit- Zöe Lucker — actress[citation needed]
- Keith Senior — Leeds Rhinos player[citation needed]
- Mona Siddiqui — British Muslim academic[5]
- Liam Smith — Shelley FC 1st Team footballer[6]
- Mick Walter — actor[citation needed]
- Patrick Kennedy — theatre director
References
edit- ^ "Salendine Nook High School". BBC. 19 October 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
- ^ Alan Murray-Rust (24 June 1966). "British Trolleybuses – Huddersfield". Geograph Britain and Ireland.
- ^ Huddersfield Examiner Tuesday 2 July 1957, page 6
- ^ Huddersfield Examiner – News – Local West Yorkshire News – Salendine Nook High School trip cost £15,000 more than planned
- ^ "The House I Grew Up In, featuring Mona Siddiqui". BBC Radio 4. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
- ^ "Liam Smith – Shelley Community Football Club 1st Team".