House System
Every student and member of staff is part of a House community.
Each House has a specific identity and forms a community within the wider school. Every student represents their House at all times through their commitment to school life earning House Points which count towards the Annual House Cup Competition.
Our house names were inspired by our students, our local fishing heritage and traditional school values.
Ariel House
Purple is a colour often used to show luxury and high quality, creativity, individuality, depth, fantasy and compassion.
Ariel fishing vessel was built in 1905 and belonged to The Hellyer Brothers fleet.
A triple expansion engine, made from steel and run on steam. In 1945 the steam trawler trawled up a live mine off the Isle of Man and delivered it safely for disposal.
Ariel the spirit servant of Prospero in the Tempest. He is committed to helping Prospero in order for him to gain his freedom. Ariel is loyal, committed and compassionate.
Ariel House supports the Young Minds charity.
Cassio House
The colour green is the colour of growth and progress associated with integrity, commitment, achievement and winning.
Cassio was a shipping trawler that worked out of Hull docks from 1906 – 1915. The vessel was built by local ship builders The Hellyer brothers. All of the Hellyer Brothers vessels were named after famous characters from Shakespearean plays.
The Cassio vessel was used in WW1 and was eventually targeted by a German submarine. All the crew survived due to their amazing resilience and determination to survive.
Cassio is a Florentine gentleman’s soldier, a man of high manners and theoretical learning, and one of Othello’s chief lieutenants. In the play ‘Othello’, Cassio represents the gallantry of an exceptional young person and a positive role model to his fellow compatriots.
Cassio House supports Cardiac Risk in the Young charity.
Orlando House
Red is often associated with words like: chivalry, leadership, passion and ambition. The colour red has the ability to improve enthusiasm, stimulate energy and provide a sense of protection.
Orlando was the middle name of Frank Orlando Hellyer joint managing director of the ‘Hellyer Brothers Trawlers’, director of the Hull Fishing Association as well as initiating the Hull Great War Trust (an organisation for wounded soldiers).
Within the Shakespearean play ‘As you like it’ Orlando is the brother of Oliver and lover of Rosalind. A man willing to fight a lion to save his brother’s life as well as taking on a champion wrestler to prove his worth.
Orlando House supports Dove House Hospice charity.
Portia House
Yellow is the colour of the mind and the intellect. Yellow also stands for positivity, energy, intellect, honour, loyalty, cleverness, originality, and inventiveness.
In the middle of the 19th century Charles and Robert Hellyer went into steam trawling in 1888 as Hellyer Steam Fishing Co, Ltd with a North Sea Fleet. In 1913 they pioneered the use of wireless with their ships and in 1919 they became the Hellyer Bros Ltd. After the Second World War ended in 1945 the company started to rebuild its fleet, by buying a number of ships and having 6 new trawlers built at Middlesbrough one of which was PORTIA. She was built in 1956 and was Hull's first diesel electric trawler.
Portia is the heroine of William Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’. She is one of the strongest and wisest characters found in William Shakespeare’s plays. She understands the difference between knowing and doing what’s right and is usually very self-controlled. Another of her characteristics is her graciousness and we remember her at the end of the play for her wit and intellect.
Portia House supports Emmaus Hull and East Riding charity.