Beckfoot Thornton
Academy in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beckfoot Thornton[2] (Thornton Grammar School until 2016)[3] is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Thornton, West Yorkshire, England.[4]
| Beckfoot Thornton | |
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View towards the school (2007) | |
| Address | |
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Leaventhorpe Lane Bradford , West Yorkshire , BD13 3BH England | |
| Coordinates | 53.7913°N 1.8217°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Enjoy Learn Succeed |
| Established | 2016 |
| School district | Thornton and Allerton |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Trust | Beckfoot Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 143114 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Sally Trusselle [1] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,515 as of October 2015[update] |
| Website | http://www.beckfootthornton.org/ |
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.[5]
Notable former pupils
- Amjad Bashir, politician[6]
- Eric Bedford, (1909–2001), architect[7]
- John Edward Fletcher, scholar
- Robin Fox, anthropologist
- Jack Kitching, rugby league player
- Leon Pryce, rugby league player
- Matt Clifford, entrepreneur
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