Newington Academy is a primary school member of the Academies Enterprise Trust based in an area of Hull with significant social deprivation which had, until recently, turned into a ghetto for crime, drug use and prostitution – known locally as “little Beirut”.
As part of a stalled regeneration project, the Woodcock Street/Hawthorne Avenue area had spent years in decline, with a legacy of mass unemployment and condemned housing. At its centre and grimly reflecting these conditions was Newington Academy.
At its lowest, the school had 187 children on roll in 2011 – a figure that now stands at 363. It has been an incredibly long-haul journey for us, but five years on we have been able to create a school that radiates warmth and vitality – a place where our children display a true love of learning.
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