Salendine Nook High School

Academy in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England

53°39′14″N 1°50′12″W / 53.653922°N 1.836695°W / 53.653922; -1.836695InformationTypeAcademyEstablished1956Local authorityKirkleesDepartment for Education URN137869 TablesOfstedReportsHead teacherD. Altenwood ChristianGenderCoeducationalAge11 to 16Enrolment1,319 (approx.)Colour(s)Purple, black and whiteWebsitehttp://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.

History

Secondary modern school

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.

Comprehensive

Most of Huddersfield became comprehensive in 1973.

Academy

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.

School trip

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]

Notable alumni

Zöe Lucker — actress^{[citation needed]}
Keith Senior — Leeds Rhinos player^{[citation needed]}
Mona Siddiqui — British Muslim academic^[5]
Liam Smith — Shelley FC 1st Team footballer^[6]
Mick Walter — actor^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Salendine Nook High School". BBC. 19 October 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
^ Alan Murray-Rust (24 June 1966). "British Trolleybuses - Huddersfield". Geograph Britain and Ireland.
^ Huddersfield Examiner Tuesday 2 July 1957, page 6
^ Huddersfield Examiner - News - Local West Yorkshire News - Salendine Nook High School trip cost £15,000 more than planned
^ "The House I Grew Up In, featuring Mona Siddiqui". BBC Radio 4. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
^ "Liam Smith - Shelley Community Football Club 1st Team".