Kingston High School, Hull
| Established | 1895 as The Boulevard 1940 as Kingston High School 2001 as Pickering High School 2009 as Sirius Academy 2015 as Sirius Academy West |
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| Type | Academy |
| Principal | Dr Cathy Taylor |
| Location |
296 Anlaby Park Road South Hull East Riding of Yorkshire HU4 7JB England Coordinates: 53°44′04″N 0°24′38″W / 53.7345°N 0.4105°W |
| Local authority | Hull |
| DfE number | 810/6906 |
| DfE URN | 135945 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 995 |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www |
Sirius Academy West (formerly Sirius Academy, Pickering High School, Kingston High School and The Boulevard) is a secondary school in Hull, England. It was renamed Sirius Academy in September 2009 under Building Schools for the Future, with Sports College specialist status.
The last headteacher of Pickering High School was Elaine Wadsworth, who was replaced by a principal, Cathy Taylor, when the school became an Academy.
In September 2011 the school moved into a new £48.5 million building which replaced an older one, bringing the school within one site, with a new sports hall to support sports college status.
The school's GCSE results have improved over the years.
After becoming an academy the school was originally known as Sirius Academy. However, in 2015 Thomas Ferens Academy joined the Sirius Academy Multi Academy Trust and was renamed Sirius Academy North. Sirius Academy was renamed Sirius Academy West to distinguish the two institutions.
School facilities include an all-weather pitch, sports' hall, sports' lab, hair and beauty salon, industrial quality food technology rooms, dance studio, construction bays, and an eco-dome.
The 2003 Ofsted inspection rated the school as Grade 2 "Good", highlighting strengths, and improvements to be made.
Strengths:
Improvements were suggested in:
In March 2014 an Ofsted inspection rated the school as Outstanding in all areas.
Sirius Academy West runs a points-based reward system to encourage good behaviour, and a one-to-one mentoring scheme.
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