Sir Henry Cooper School

Sir Henry Cooper School

Motto	'Achievement for all in a caring environment'
Established	1967
Closed	2012
Type	Secondary school
Acting Headteacher	Mr O'brien
Location	Thorpepark Road Kingston upon Hull East Riding of Yorkshire HU6 9ES England
Local authority	Hull
DfE URN	118105 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Ages	11–16
Website	www.sirhenrycooper.hull.sch.uk

Sir Henry Cooper School is a coeducational, secondary school on Thorpepark Road in Orchard Park Estate, Kingston upon Hull, England. On the school ground is the North Site of the Hull City Learning Centre, no longer part of the City Learning Centres, in the school Information Technology building.

History

In 1854 Sir Henry Cooper was elected Mayor of Hull and, on the occasion of the visit of Queen Victoria in October of that year, he received a Knighthood. He became a member and first Chairman of the Hull School Board in 1871. When the Board Schools opened in 1876 at Bean Street, Hull, they were named the 'Sir Henry Cooper Schools' and, following their closure, the name was transferred to this school when it opened in September 1967.^{[citation needed]}

School future

Sir Henry Cooper School is to be converted to the Northern Academy. The building of this new academy, sponsored by the University of Hull, has met local opposition, with concerns that construction could cause "flooding, traffic problems and loss of green space".

From September 2012 the school site will include the temporary home of Newland School for Girls, while their school is converted into an academy.^{[citation needed]}

Academic performance

The school has about 600 pupils, of whom 57% achieved Level 2 threshold (the equivalent of 5+A*-C) and 82% achieved Level 1 threshold (the equivalent of 5+A*-G). Over the past few years expectations and results have increased, indicating the school is improving.^{[citation needed]} In 2009 77% of pupils achieved Level 1 threshold (the equivalent of 5+A*-G) and 44% achieved a Level 2 threshold (the equivalent of 5+A*-C).^{[citation needed]} The school has no sixth form.

Alumni

• Dave Hemingway^{[citation needed]}
• Hugh Whitaker^{[citation needed]}

External links

• School website
• UK Department for Education and Skills statistics
• UK Ofsted inspection report
• Plans for an Academy
• EduBase
• Hull CLC Website

News items

• School fire on 2 February 2007