Matthew Humberstone School

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Matthew Humberstone School

Motto	Striving for excellence
Established	1882
Type	Secondary School on 2 sites
Religious affiliation	Church of England
Head	Mr Steve Cook
Chair of Governors	Mrs Dawn Jones
Founder	Matthew Humberstone
Specialism	Business and Enterprise college
Location	Upper: Chatsworth Place, Lower: Clee Road Cleethorpes North East Lincolnshire DN35 9NF England
LEA	North East Lincolnshire
Ofsted number	118113
Staff	Teaching: 84, Non-teaching: 37 ^[1]
Students	1,274 (Jan 2006)
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	Lower: 11-13 to Upper: 13-16
School colours	Royal blue
Publication	Grippin' Griffin
+Special measures	2007^[when?]
-Special Measures	28th March 2008
Website	www.matthewhumberstone.co.uk
Coordinates: 53°33′00″N 0°02′56″E / 53.550078, 0.048875

Matthew Humberstone School, often shortened to MHS or, more affectionately, Matty, is a secondary school in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire. The school is a specialist Business and Enterprise College and the only Church of England secondary school in North East Lincolnshire.

1 History
2 Discipline System
3 Awards
4 Special measures
5 References

[edit] History

The school was founded in 1882 by Matthew Humberstone, a London customs officer. When it opened it was an all-boys grammar school with only 15 students.^[2]

[edit] Discipline System

In September 2006, the school began using Positive Discipline as its discipline system.

[edit] Awards

The school has been awarded the Learning and Skills beacon by the Department for Education and Skills.^[1]
It was awarded the Basic Skills Agency award.^[1]
The school is an Investor in People.^[1]
It is also an Investor in Careers.^[1]
The school has received the technology colleges award.^[1]
It has also been awarded the Excellence and Diversity award.^[1]
In August 2004, the school received the International Award from the British Council.^[2]
The school has reached the final of Global Rock Challenge numerous times.^[2]

[edit] Special measures

In 2007, the school was placed in special measures by a team of school inspectors. They were taken out of special measures by a group of Her Majesty's School Inspectors on 28 March 2008.