Humberston Academy (formerly Humberston Maths and Computing College) is a

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with academy status (DRET) based in

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(near

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, England.

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

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, and the school is less than one mile north of Lincolnshire (

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and

Holton-le-Clay Holton-le-Clay is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, around south of Grimsby. The village is twinned with Sargé-lès-le-Mans, Sarthe, France. History Ditched enclosures and bou ...

, which has

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s). Directly to the west is the Humberston Country Club golf club.

History

The school 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.School name
/ref> The school converted to academy status in 2011 and was renamed Humberston Academy. the school is now sponsored by the

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Academic performance

In the last round of

GCSE The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. Private sc ...

exams, the school gained the third best GCSE results for North East Lincolnshire.

Notable former pupils

Keeley Donovan Keeley Emma Donovan (born 14 May 1983) is an English journalist and broadcaster, working for the BBC as a weather presenter for television and radio stations in the North of England. Early life Donovan was born in Grimsby and grew up in nearb ...

, BBC weather presenter *

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, Grimsby Town footballer: Max Wright * Harry Clifton (footballer, born 1998), Grimsby Town footballer: Harry Clifton

References

External links

School website

EduBase
{{DEFAULTSORT:Humberston Maths And Computing College Schools in Grimsby Educational institutions established in 1977 Secondary schools in the Borough of North East Lincolnshire 1977 establishments in England Academies in the Borough of North East Lincolnshire