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Hull Collegiate Preparatory School, Hull

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Hull Collegiate Preparatory School details

Address:
Hull Collegiate Preparatory School
Tranby Croft, Anlaby, Hull, East Yorkshire HU10 7EH
Telephone:
01482 657016
Fax:
01482 655389
Email:
enquiries.hull@ church-schools.com
Website:
www.hullcollegiateschool.co.uk/ index.php?/prep
Authority:
East Yorkshire
Admissions:
Selective
Gender of entry:
Mixed
Age range:
2-18
Number of students:
800
Affiliation:
IAPS, ISA
Last inspection:
September 2006. Read the full inspection report.

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ISC accredited

General information

Headteacher: Hilary Johnson, appointed in September 1996.

Staff: 20 (men 2, women 18).

Background: Hull Collegiate School has been established as the result of a merger between two of Hull?s top independent schools, Hull High School and Hull Grammar School. Situated four miles to the west of Hull and one mile north east of the Humber Bridge, the school is based at Tranby Croft, a beautiful country house which benefits from five hectares of mature landscaped grounds. The Preparatory School is housed in a purpose-built facility on the same site and was opened in 2004. The Senior Schools joined forces in September 2005, completing the multi-million pound investment by parent company United Church Schools Trust. This has provided state-of-the-art facilities including: new science laboratories, classrooms and workshops. Astro-turf and additional playing fields. A relaxed café style refectory. Open plan art school. Sports hall built to Sport England standard. Additional purpose built Drama and Music facilities feature in a second phase of development. Learning is also enhanced by access to interactive whiteboards in classrooms, which harness the excitement of multi-media presentations.A wide range of sports is offered including judo, swimming, basketball and rugby. The school raised over £3000 for Mencap, £1000 for RNLI and £4500 for the Tsunami disaster fund - linked with schools in Sri Lanka. Pupils organise own fundraising events. This is a caring and friendly school that strives to develop the whole child. It celebrates all achievements and aims for excellence in all areas of school life. Rural setting, close to Humber Bridge. Extensive attractive grounds offering recreational educational facilities of a very high standard. Pond, woods, wildlife area on-site. Purpose-built classrooms, state-of-the-art ICT suite and science laboratories and art room. Setting for mathematics and English from reception, subject specialist teaching in Year 5/Year 6. Merger means the school will be fully co-educational from two-and-half years to 11 years. In 2005 the senior school will also become co-educational.

Approach to discipline: The school has a firm and caring attitude and it believes in very few rules. It encourages self-discipline.

Uniform: Boys: navy blazer with School badge, charcoal grey trousers, white long sleeved shirt and school tie, jumper, navy with maroon stripe on V-neck, grey socks and black shoes. Plain dark navy outdoor coat and navy/maroon school scarf.Girls: navy blazer with School badge, mini Lindsay tartan tunic, white long sleeved blouse and school tie, jumper, navy with maroon stripe on V-neck Jumper, navy socks/tights(winter wear) and black shoes. Plain dark navy outdoor coat navy/maroon school scarf.

Special needs: The school has a dyslexia trained junior teacher, full-time special educational needs coordinator and a teacher for English as a foreign language.

Inspection: September 2006: 'Hull Collegiate School, both Hull Prep and Hull Senior Schools, has succeeded in establishing itself in a remarkably short time, considering the painful process of merger and the uncertainties for pupils, parents and staff. The prep and senior schools are already attractive and sociable communities of pupils and staff, as they aim to be. Hull Collegiate has established close and effective academic and pastoral links between the prep and senior schools. The provision in the foundation stage remains as good as it was in the recent Ofsted inspection. The school has, despite the difficulties of the past three years, established a secure platform from which its intellectual life can grow, with good standards in the prep school after two years and satisfactory, often good standards in the senior school after one year. Already the school is fulfilling its aim to give pupils individual attention and sympathetic pastoral support. It goes a long way to meeting its higher aspiration to find the best in everyone, but does not yet fully meet it because too much of the teaching leaves insufficient opportunity for pupils to reflect and explore. The pupils and staff, now enthusiastic about the newly merged school, are ready to move forward and improve from this promising base. The school complies with almost all of the regulatory requirements, but does not at present meet standard three (Welfare, Health and Safety of Pupils).'

Secondary schools: Hull Collegiate School (48 pupils); Hymers College (1 pupils).

Boys' age range: 2 to 18.

Girls' age range: 2 to 18.

Before-school care: From 08.00.

After-school care: 15.30-17.30.

Percentage admitted according to academic ability: 100%.

Factors taken into account other than academic ability: Siblings, personality of child suited to the education offered at Hull Preparatory School.

Selection procedures: Key Stage 1 informal assessment during the taster day. Key Stage 2 written assessments (mathematics, English).

Day pupils: 800.

Weekly boarders: 0.

Full boarders: 0.

Average class size (Year 5): 18.

Subjects taught at seven: 12.

Subjects taught at 11: 13.

All teachers hold teaching qualifications?: Y.

Teachers with degrees: 100%.

Specialist teachers used: Science from year three and physical education from reception, drama from year four, ICT from year one, French and music from reception.

Subjects taught in addition to national curriculum: Drama and French.

Sports offered: Netball, football, cricket, rounders, tennis, hockey, athletics, gymnasium, basketball, judo, rugby and swimming.

On-site sports facilities: All except swimming pool.

Off-site sports facilities: Public swimming pool.

Percentage receiving instrumental tuition (Year 5): 40%.

Daily act of collective worship?: Y.

Pupils sit SATs?: Y.

SATs results provided by QCA-approved body?: Y.

Common entrance?: N.

Percentage admitted to senior schools on reduced fees: 2%.

Major scholarships won: Two art, one music, one sport, and six academic.

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