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The school was put into special measures by [[Ofsted]] in 1995 after the Secretary of State for Education, he had named and shamed 18 failing schools. Stephen Byers named and acclaimed more than 70 schools across the UK including Shaw park Primary School which turned failure into success.<ref>{{cite news | date = February 3, 1998 | title = Minister names and acclaims schools | publisher = [[BBC News]] | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/53054.stm | access-date=July 6, 2021 }}</ref> |
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Chris Woodhead said “Ofsted is delighted to recognise the very substantial improvement in schools that have been removed from special measures during the year covered by this report”.<ref>{{cite news | date = February 11, 1999 | title = No longer failing | publisher = [[BBC News]] | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/specials/ofsted_annual_98/275279.stm | access-date=July 6, 2021 }}</ref> |
Chris Woodhead said “Ofsted is delighted to recognise the very substantial improvement in schools that have been removed from special measures during the year covered by this report”.<ref>{{cite news | date = February 11, 1999 | title = No longer failing | publisher = [[BBC News]] | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/specials/ofsted_annual_98/275279.stm | access-date=July 6, 2021 }}</ref> |
Revision as of 18:13, 12 February 2024
Shaw Park Primary School | |
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Dringshaw , , HU6 9DD England | |
Coordinates | 53°47′17″N 0°22′48″W / 53.7881282°N 0.3799510°W |
Information | |
Other name | Shaw Park |
Type | Primary |
Established | 1967 |
Closed | 2001 |
Local authority | Hull |
Department for Education URN | 117806 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 4 to 11 |
Colour(s) | Green / White |
Buildings | 5 |
Shaw Park Primary School was a coeducational, primary school located on the Orchard Park Estate, Kingston upon Hull, England, for pupils aged 4 to 11.
History
The school was put into special measures by Ofsted in 1995 after the Secretary of State for Education, he had named and shamed 18 failing schools. Stephen Byers named and acclaimed more than 70 schools across the UK including Shaw park Primary School which turned failure into success.[1]
Chris Woodhead said “Ofsted is delighted to recognise the very substantial improvement in schools that have been removed from special measures during the year covered by this report”.[2]
Michaela Sarah Sheila Saunders was in the 1999 Birthday Honours list and received an OBE as headteacher of the school for services to Education.[3][4] Saunders joined Shaw Park Primary in 1995 when the school was in special measures.[5][6]
The school site closed on 31 July 2001 due to amalgamation merger with its successor Thorpe Park Primary School. Parents was given the option for pupils to transfer to this already established school nearby.[7]
The school was demolished and replaced with a skate park. In 2017 the park site was awarded £150,000 upgrade by ward councillors, along with a £30,000 changing facility for the sports field.[8]
Mrs Sarrell was voted in 2019 as one the most memorable teachers from the school.[9]
References
- ^ "Minister names and acclaims schools". BBC News. 3 February 1998. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "No longer failing". BBC News. 11 February 1999. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Education honoured". BBC News. 12 June 1999. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)". BBC News. 12 June 1999. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "OBE for head who taught school success" (fee required). No. 327111. Hull Advertiser. 16 June 1999. p. 7. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Fletcher, Tracy (2 July 1999). "Rising up from troubled times" (fee required). Hull Daily Mail. p. 5. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Establishment Shaw Park Primary School". GOV.UK. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Shoesmith, Kevin (17 November 2019). "When work to upgrade this Hull skateboarding park will start". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ Standley, Nathan (22 December 2019). "The most loved teachers ever to have worked in Hull revealed by former pupils". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 6 July 2021.