Beckfoot Thornton
| Beckfoot Thornton | |
|---|---|
 View towards the school (2007) | |
| Address | |
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Leaventhorpe Lane Bradford , West Yorkshire , BD13 3BH England | |
| Coordinates | 53°47′29″N 1°49′18″W / 53.7913°N 1.8217°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 2016 |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Trust | Beckfoot Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 143114 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Mr Richardson |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1,515 as of October 2015[update] |
| Website | http://www.beckfootthornton.org/ |
Beckfoot Thornton[1] (Thornton Grammar School until 2016)[2] is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Thornton, West Yorkshire, England.[3]
It is an Academy administered by Beckfoot Trust since 2016 and formerly a comprehensive foundation school administered by Bradford City Council and the Thornton Grammar and Queensbury School Learning Trust. It offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.[4]
Notable former pupils
- Amjad Bashir, politician[5]
- Eric Bedford, (1909-2001), architect[6]
- John Edward Fletcher, scholar
- Robin Fox, anthropologist
- Jack Kitching, rugby league player
- Leon Price, Rugby League player
- Kaylea Jane, DJ
- Bryan R. Cullen Virologist and Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
References
- ^ "EduBase - Beckfoot Thornton". Department for Education. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "EduBase - Thornton Grammar School". Department for Education. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Thornton Grammar School". tgsonline.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Sixth Form". tgsonline.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Profile - Amjad Bashir: Strength in diversity of city that inspired the man behind Zouk". Yorkshire Post. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Eric Bedford". Telegraph. 8 August 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
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