50th Anniversary

Welcome to The Snaith School This booklet celebrates 50 years in the life of The Snaith School from its opening in April 1958 (although the first pupils were admitted September 1957). The booklet captures how much the school has changed over the last 50 years whilst maintaining the traditional values which has made it successful. The School now has over 800 pupils and is set to rise over the next five years. As we look forward to an exciting and challenging future, we remember all those who have contributed in so many ways to the life of the school over the past 50 years Mrs Jean Pickerill Headteacher Headteachers Mr. W. Furniss 1957—1963 Mr. R.J. Lawrence 1963—1980 Mr. W.J. Marshall 1980—1995 Mr. A. Key 1996—2001 Mrs J.D. Pickerill 2002—

Snaith Secondary School was built in the 1950s to supply the needs of the villages surrounding Snaith. The School opened with 300 pupils on roll and a staff of 13. It was officially opened on 19 April 1958 by County Alderman Major J.H. Hudson Chairman of the West Riding.

In 1995 the extension of the Library

The Humanities building was opened by County Councillor Norman Hall on 23 November 2000. Geography History ICT and a Careers room.

The new Technology Building for ICT, Business, Maths, Art, Food Technology and Textiles was opened by Councillor David J. Grange on 1 February 2006 The First Head Master Mr W. Furniss and members of the teaching staff.

The school has its own playing fields in open farmland, a garden with greenhouse and potting shed adjacent to the rural studies classroom and a caretaker’s house by the main entrance. The single-storey block contains the cloakroom, toilets, medical inspection room and Secretary’s room as well as the entrance hall which opens directly into the assembly hall. A combined woodwork and metalwork room forms part of this block.

In 2005 the school became The Snaith School—A Specialist School in Business and Enterprise. The number of pupils on roll now is 812 with 51 Teaching and 44 Support Staff.

Since opening the school has been extensively extended:

In 1973 with the raising of school leaving age the Food Technology /Metalwork/Youth Club rooms were built

1988 was the opening of the new Metalwork room and the Maths, Languages, History and Staff room. This building was officially opened by Mrs M.V. Bean on 8 December 1988.

The teaching block to the east contains all the practical classrooms: the science laboratory and the rural studies, craft and geography rooms are on the ground floor, and the art and needlework rooms and domestic science room with a complete self-contained flat adjoining it are on the first floor. The south block contains the headmaster’s and senior mistress’s rooms, the library and library classroom, three general classrooms and the staffroom. The assembly hall is used for dining . The stage is equipped for dramatic performances and boys’ and girls’ changing rooms on either side serve both the stage and the gymnasium.

The contract figure for the school, caretaker’s house and horticultural unit was £98,000 and the school was completed in 19 months.

Snaith Secondary School

Dining Hall

Dining Hall

Past staff and pupils Celebrating 25 years