| Salendine Nook High School Academy | |
| Coordinates: | 53.6539°N -1.8367°W |
| Established: | 1956 |
| Type: | Academy |
| Gender: | Coeducational |
| Head: | D. Altenwood Christian |
| Address: | Town Centre |
| City: | Huddersfield |
| County: | West Yorkshire |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | HD3 4GN |
| Local Authority: | Kirklees |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Urn: | 137869 |
| Enrolment: | 1,319 (approx.) |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 16 |
| Colours: | Purple, black and white |
| Website: | http://www.snhs.kirklees.sch.uk/ |
Salendine Nook High School Academy is a large secondary school in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.[1] It is adjacent to Huddersfield New College.
When 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.
Most of Huddersfield became comprehensive in 1973.
The 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.
The 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]