The Marvell College is a
co-educational secondary school
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located in
Kingston upon Hull
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in the
East Riding of Yorkshire
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, England. The school is named after
Andrew Marvell, a 17th century
metaphysical poet and politician.
The school opened in 1953 as Barham High School and Jervis High School. The schools were named after HMS Barham and HMS Jervis, former Royal Navy war ships. Barham was exclusively for girls and Jervis exclusively for boys. The two schools were later combined into a single co-educational school which was later renamed first Andrew Marvell School and then Andrew Marvell College. Previously a
foundation school
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Foundation schools were set up under the School Standards and Framework A ...
administered by
Birmingham City Council, in September 2016 Andrew Marvell College converted to
academy status and was renamed The Marvell College. The school is now sponsored by the Hull Collaborative Academy Trust.
The Marvell College offers
GCSEs,
BTECs and
Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils. The school relocated into new buildings in January 2013. Since this time the school has made its facilities (mainly sports facilities) available to the local community outside of school hours.
Notable alumni
*
Reece Shearsmith
References
External links
The Marvell College official website
Secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull
Educational institutions established in 1953
1953 establishments in England
Academies in Kingston upon Hull
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