Winifred Holtby Academy

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Winifred Holtby Academy is a coeducational secondary school for students aged 11 to 16, located in Bransholme, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (Midmere Avenue, Leads Road, HU7 4PW). The motto is "Aspiration, Achievement, Respect." The school was previously Bransholme High School, then Winifred Holtby School, and later Winifred Holtby Technology College. In May 2013 it became an academy and was renamed Winifred Holtby Academy. A major rebuild costing about £38 million was completed in 2011 under the Building Schools for the Future scheme. In 2019 the school joined The Consortium Academy Trust.

Winifred Holtby Academy has about 1,350 places and a staff of 250+. It is run by Hull City Council and The Consortium Academy Trust. The headteacher is Karen Farmer, with Deputy Heads Ian Fernie and Pinder, and Assistant Heads Michelle Kermeen, J. Richardson, and K. Ziebeck. The school has five houses: Hedoncrofte, Riseholme, Sefholme, Sudtone and Wawne, and its colours are blue and yellow. It offers GCSEs, BTECs and OCR Nationals.