Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College | |
City: | Preston |
County: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Country: | England |
Type: | Secondary school |
Trust: | The Consortium Academy Trust |
Urn: | 145722 |
Ofsted: | yes |
Chair: | Mike Kitching |
Headteacher: | Neal Holder |
Gender: | Mixed |
Lower Age: | 11 |
Upper Age: | 18 |
Enrolment: | 1,101 |
Enrolment As Of: | March 2023 |
Capacity: | 1,390 |
Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College is an English secondary school in the East Riding of Yorkshire for pupils aged 11 - 18.
In Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire, the Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College opened on 1 October 2018.
The school is a secondary school that teaches students of both genders from ages 11 through 18, with an official sixth form., the school had 1,101 pupils out of a 1,390 capacity, 211 of whom were eligible for free school meals. The headteacher was Neal Holder.
, the school was governed by a ten-person board (chaired by Mike Kitching). Each served a three-year term, and two were elected by parents. It is sponsored by The Consortium Academy Trust.
The school came under criticism in September 2023 after putting a pupil in isolation for wearing the wrong brand of uniform skirt. School policy requires students buy skirts from an official supplier for ; the pupil was instead wearing an identical skirt from a supermarket that cost . The school defended the policy, saying it had been clearly communicated to families.