Newland School For Girls is a
secondary school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...
for girls aged 11– 16, situated in the
Newland area of
Kingston upon Hull, England.
History
Newland School was founded in 1907 to meet the growing demand for girls' education. It opened on the site of the former Central Secondary School in Brunswick Avenue.
A new building was constructed for the school on Cottingham Road but was initially used as a First World War military hospital. In 1920 the school moved to its new site in Cottingham Road and was renamed Newland High School. There were 480 girls on the roll in 1911, 598 in 1936 and 680 in 1963.
In 2005 Hull City Council proposed closing and consolidating Newland School with
Hull Trinity House School
Hull Trinity House Academy is a secondary school in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Description
The school was established on 2 February 1787 as Hull Trinity House Marine School. Originally an independent school, Hull ...
, but after outcries from both schools the plan was shelved and modernisation of the facilities was begun.
On 28 August 2007 the school celebrated its centenary. The school's unofficial song is 'The City Of The Light', an old hymn which has been interpreted as an advanced metaphor for the unity needed to bring together a successful school. The school's motto 'Ad Lucem' ('to the light') is in keeping with this theme.
In 2009 Newland School was listed as part of a £400 million plan to modernise all Hull schools; Newland was said to require "extensive rebuilding work". While the building work was undertaken the school relocated to the
Sir Henry Cooper School site on Thorpepark Road, Orchard Park Estate. The school relocated to its original site in September 2013.
Previously a
community school administered by
Hull City Council
(Kingston upon) 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 (Kingston upon) Hull, which was also known as Hull Corporation and fou ...
, in June 2017 Newland School for Girls converted to
academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Yorkshire and the Humber Co-operative Learning Trust.
Notable former pupils
Newland High School For Girls
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Nia Griffith, Labour MP since 2005 for
Llanelli, and
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence since October 2016
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Maureen Lipman CBE, actress,
known for 1990s
BT adverts
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Elaine Padmore OBE (initially, then moved to Blackpool), director of opera from 2000 to 2011 at the
Royal Opera House
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Betty Radice, former Joint Editor of
Penguin Classics
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Commandant Anne Spencer CBE, the last director from 1991 to 1993 of the
Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), and director from 1986 to 1989 of
NAAFI
* Dame
Valerie Strachan CB, senior civil servant, chairman from 1993 to 2000 of HM Customs and Excise, and president from 2002 to 2004 of the
British International Freight Association
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References
External links
School home page
Secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull
Educational institutions established in 1907
Girls' schools in the East Riding of Yorkshire
1907 establishments in England
Academies in Kingston upon Hull
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