Hull Trinity House Academy is a co-educational

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, England.

Description

The school was established on 2 February 1787 as Hull Trinity House Marine School. Originally a

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, Hull Trinity House later became a state-funded technical school and was renamed Hull Trinity House Engineering School. The school was renamed Hull Trinity House School when it became a comprehensive. In April 2014, Hull Trinity House School converted to academy status and was renamed Hull Trinity House Academy. Hull Trinity House Academy offers

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and

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as programmes of study for pupils. The school continues with its maritime heritage by offering Maritime Studies as a dedicated separate course.

History

In March 2021, plans were drawn up for the school to relocate from its site in Charlotte Street Mews to the former

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site on Beverley Road. Work to transform the site began in August 2022 with a completion ahead of the move for the start of the academic year in September 2023. Initially a boys only school, in September 2022 it admitted female students for the first time.

References

External links

Hull Trinity House Academy official website
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