Winifred Holtby Academy (previously Bransholme High School, Winifred Holtby School, Winifred Holtby Technology College) is a

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located in the Bransholme area of

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in the

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, England. The school is named after

Winifred Holtby Winifred Holtby (23 June 1898 – 29 September 1935) was an English novelist and journalist, now best known for her novel '' South Riding'', which was posthumously published in 1936. Biography Holtby was born to a prosperous farming family in ...

, a novelist and journalist who is best known for her novel '' South Riding''. Originally known as Bransholme High School, the school was later renamed Winifred Holtby School, and some time later, Winifred Holtby Technology College. In May 2013 Winifred Holtby School converted to academy status and was renamed Winifred Holtby Academy. The school was given a substantial £38 million rebuild in 2011 under the

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scheme and was twinned with Tweendykes Special School, who now share a small section of the building, and was opened in September 2011 following a minor delay caused by the collapse of the school's furniture supplier. In 2019 Winifred Holtby Academy liquidised its own trust and became part of The Consortium Academy Trust. Winifred Holtby Academy offers

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, BTECs and

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as programmes of study for pupils.

Notable former pupils

Bransholme High School

* Karl Turner, politician * Kirk Yeaman, professional Rugby League player for Hull F.C. * Richard Horne, professional Rugby League player for Hull F.C. * Lee Jackson, professional Rugby League player for Hull F.C. and

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; fastest try-scorer in either codes of rugby * Danny Houghton, Captain of Hull F.C. * Joe Cator, professional Rugby League player for Hull F.C.

Notable former staff

* Gerald Dunn, rugby player

References

External links

* Secondary schools in Kingston upon Hull Academies in Kingston upon Hull {{Yorkshire-school-stub