Healing School
Encyclopedia
Healing School A Science Academy is a co-educational, specialist academy school located on Low Road in the village of Healing
, North East Lincolnshire
, England
.
results in North East Lincolnshire LEA
which are well above the England average. It does not have a sixth form. Most schools in Grimsby are under-performing, so the school does atypically well.
competition, with a performance called "Global Shock".
In 2009 OFSTED rewarded Healing School Outstanding in every category. The only Comprehensive school in the United Kingdom to achieve this.
Healing is renowned for its sports teams, in particular the football team which in previous years has won both national and European tournaments, including winning the Playstation 5 aside European Championship Competition and playing at Old Trafford in the final of the Manchester United Soccer Skills Competition.
Healing School Council has recently been officially commended by the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow MP, for their work on recycling and sustainability.
It also once entered a winning team into the North East Lincolnshire Inter-Schools Quiz League.
Healing, Lincolnshire
Healing is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. It lies between Stallingborough and Great Coates, and to the west from Grimsby. Its population at the 2001 census was 2,606....
, North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire and the administrative county of Lincolnshire...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Admissions
It has a roll of approximately 800, serving the age group of 11–16 years, with students from both locally and from nearby villages. The school day lasts from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.. The school is non-denominational and has no religious affiliation.Academic performance
It gets the best GCSEGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...
results in North East Lincolnshire LEA
Local Education Authority
A local education authority is a local authority in England and Wales that has responsibility for education within its jurisdiction...
which are well above the England average. It does not have a sixth form. Most schools in Grimsby are under-performing, so the school does atypically well.
Past achievements
In 2007 Healing School entered and won several awards in the Rock ChallengeRock Challenge UK
UK Rock Challenge is the British arm of the Global Rock Challenge and the Australian Rock Eisteddfod Challenge. Rock Challenge is an anti-drug and crime-prevention that takes the form of a friendly performing arts competition for schools and colleges. In 1996, the first Rock Challenge event in UK...
competition, with a performance called "Global Shock".
In 2009 OFSTED rewarded Healing School Outstanding in every category. The only Comprehensive school in the United Kingdom to achieve this.
Healing is renowned for its sports teams, in particular the football team which in previous years has won both national and European tournaments, including winning the Playstation 5 aside European Championship Competition and playing at Old Trafford in the final of the Manchester United Soccer Skills Competition.
Healing School Council has recently been officially commended by the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow MP, for their work on recycling and sustainability.
It also once entered a winning team into the North East Lincolnshire Inter-Schools Quiz League.
Healing Technical Team
Healing School has its own highly respected. knowledgeable and trained Technical Team who deal and co-ordinate all of the technical side of school productions and any other school activities that require assistance.Notable alumni
- Maxine CarrSoham murdersThe Soham murders was an English murder case in 2002 of two 10-year-old girls in the village of Soham, Cambridgeshire.The victims were Holly Marie Wells and Jessica Aimee Chapman...
- Phillip Norton, BBC Look NorthBBC Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)BBC Look North is the BBC's regional TV news service for East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, north Norfolk and northeast Cambridgeshire produced by BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire...
reporter