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 |
| 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/ |
Beckfoot Thornton[2] (Thornton Grammar School until 2016)[3] is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Thornton, West Yorkshire, England.[4]
It is an
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
References
- ^ "Our Team". Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "EduBase – Beckfoot Thornton". Department for Education. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "EduBase – Thornton Grammar School". Department for Education. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Thornton Grammar School". tgsonline.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Sixth Form". tgsonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. 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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