Hungerhill School

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Hungerhill School is a coeducational secondary school and academy in Edenthorpe, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It serves students aged 11 to 16 and has more than 1,100 pupils. The school works within Doncaster local authority and has the URN 137899. Its official website is hungerhillschool.com.

Curriculum
- GCSE subjects include: Art, Business Studies, Computer Science, Dance, Drama, French, Food Technology, Geography, Health & Social Care, History, Media, Music, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Product Design, Psychology, Religious Education, Spanish, Textiles, and Triple Science.
- Compulsory subjects: Core Physical Education, Ethics and Philosophy, English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, PSHE, and Science.

History in brief
- Opened in 1976 as a mixed comprehensive school with about 800 pupils.
- Gained specialist status in Science, Mathematics and Computing in 2005.
- In 2007, RFID tags were used in students’ jumpers, which caused privacy concerns.
- Became an academy in August 2012.
- A new Maths block opened in 2014.
- In 2015, Hungerhill School was approved to run a Teaching School.
- A new teaching block with solar panels opened in 2016.

International connections
Since 2012, Hungerhill is part of the International Schools Project. It links with schools in other countries to share teaching ideas. Partner schools include Apeguso Senior High School and Adjena Senior High School in Ghana, Chinmaya Vidyalaya in India, and Collège Jean Monnet in France. Hungerhill pupils act as ambassadors and take part in various activities to strengthen these links.

Academic performance
- In 2015 the school decided not to establish a sixth form.
- GCSE results are above the national average. In 2016, 76% of pupils achieved 5 or more A*-C grades including English and Maths.

Alumni
- Carl Lygo, Vice-Chancellor of BPP University
- Joe Pugh, Doncaster Rovers forward
- Tom Pugh, Scunthorpe United midfielder

External links
Official website: hungerhillschool.com