Our Partners
Riddlesden St. Mary’s CE Primary
St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
Trinity All Saints CE Primary School
Local Bingley schools have joined together in a cluster to provide services and activities for pupils, families and the communities. And when you look at what folk have said about the schools, it's no wonder we're proud.
Have a look!
(Titles in blue below are links to the school. Simply click and you'll surf to the school's website.)
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Beckfoot is a Community Comprehensive School with 1600 students aged 11-18. The school has a yearly intake of 270 students and a thriving sixth form with around 250 students.
The priorities are to provide high quality teaching and learning opportunities, a relevant and varied set of curriculum choices, excellent learner support, and a well equipped school with easy access to ICT and technology. In November 2005, Ofsted wrote 'Beckfoot is a good school, poised to improve and become outstanding'. Outstanding is a rating achieved by only a few schools and it is the standard to which we aspire. This is an ambitious school fiercely determined that its students should prosper.
The school's successes continue to provide additional resources that attract the best staff and provide the best facilities. We were one of the first Specialist Schools, becoming a Technology College in 2000 and among the first to win a second specialism for the Arts in 2004. Beckfoot was also the first of only two Initial Teacher Training Schools in Bradford.
Above all Beckfoot is a caring, learner-centred school and it is this passion for student wellbeing that drives the ambition of staff to create a truly outstanding learning environment. We like to think you can feel, what we call, the Beckfoot Buzz around the building and it's an ingredient that makes a lasting impression on all who learn here.
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Although we are titled as a Grammar School through the Charter of 1529, we are in fact a large comprehensive voluntary aided state school accommodating 1935 students aged 11-18, with 370 in the VI Form. The school has a long tradition dating back to 1529, when a series of wealthy benefactors from among the people of Bingley provided a trust to support the education of the young people of the town. Situated on the edge of Bingley, the School underwent a major £4.5 million expansion and refurbishment project in 2000 to provide new teaching facilities, a new Hall, Library and Learning Resource Centre.
We were designated as a Specialist Business and Enterprise College in September 2006 and are strengthening relationships with our feeder primary schools, local businesses and the community as a result.
We are a school that is developing. We have a particular focus on developing learning and our investment in learning is evidenced in our 2007 results that show an average improvement of 11% in year 9 SATs and an improvement of 12% at GCSE level (5+A*-C English and Maths).
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Crossflatts Primary School is a larger than average school, serving a wide catchment area which includes a mixture of rural and urban communities, private and council housing.
Ofsted in its 2007 report, said: "This is a good school with several outstanding features... Parents are overwhelmingly supportive of the school and have confidence in its work. A typical view expressed by parents is: 'We are very happy and proud to have our children attend this school.' ... Good teaching takes place within the context of a good overall curriculum. Some of the aspects of the curriculum are outstanding. For example, there is an outstanding extra-curricular and enrichment provision, which gives pupils opportunities to broaden their horizons through a range of visitors and visits.
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East Morton is a one-form entry primary school, with approximately 220 pupils on the roll.
Ofsted, in its 2006 report, said: “Pupils are cared for very well. Consequently, their personal development, including spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, is outstanding … Pupils know that their views are listened to …
They enjoy and appreciate the wide range of extra-curricular activities, which are well attended ... The school works well with the local community and parents.”
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The school serves the villages of Eldwick, Gilstead and surrounding areas. The school is an Investor in People, and holds the Artsmark Gold and the National Healthy School Standard. There are about 450 pupils.
In its 2006 report, Ofsted said: “This school is outstanding and has an excellent climate for learning. It promotes pupils' academic standards and personal development extremely well. Parents hold it in exceptionally high regard. They say it is so tremendously successful because it makes education fun for their children. Pupils agree … Even though this is a large school it is true, as one parent said, that 'the school is fantastic - it is like one big family!' “
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Myrtle Park Primary School |
The school is situated close to the town center. It is very popular and has a waiting list. There are some 250 pupils on the roll. The school has achieved Investors in People, the Healthy School Award, International Immediate Award, SportsMark Award, ArtsMark Silver and the Primary Basic Skills Quality Mark.
In its 2007 report, Ofsted said: “The comment that 'ordinary children are helped to do the extraordinary', sums up the feelings of parents about this outstanding school. This is a school that is not content to rest on its laurels and is continually testing itself to improve what it offers to pupils, parents and the community ... Governors have provided very good support for the before and after-school care, contributing to the well-being of pupils and parents alike. Leaders and governors are committed to a continuous cycle of improvement that is beneficial not only to the school, but also the community.”
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Priestthorpe Primary School |
This average sized primary school, which includes a Nursery, has some 250 pupils. The school has extended services for parents including a holiday play scheme and a breakfast club. The school has achieved the ActiveMark, the ArtsMark and a National Healthy Schools Award.
In its 2007 report, Ofsted said: This is a good school with outstanding features, such as an excellent curriculum and the quality of care and support it provides for pupils. The school is fully inclusive … The school serves its community very well and is held in very high regard by the parents and thought of as a school that 'is on the up'. Consequently, it is currently oversubscribed. Partnership with parents and other schools is outstanding.
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This is a large Church of England Primary with some 340 pupils, including the nursery. The school has been successful in achieving several national awards: Healthy Schools and Drug Prevention in 2003, and Investors in People in 2004.
In its 2004 report, Ofsted said: “This is a friendly and welcoming school with a very supportive ethos, and whose overall effectiveness is satisfactory and improving … [the school has] been very successful in creating the positive ethos in this new school … The school has a good partnership with parents and keeps them very well involved in school life. There are strong links with the community and very good links with other schools.”
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St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is smaller than other primary schools, with some 150 pupils on roll, The school was designated a Beacon School in 2001 and gained the Healthy School award in 2003. Attainment on entry to the school is above average.
In its 2004 report, Ofsted said: “St Joseph’s is a very effective school... [It is] a very good school with some outstanding features. Provision of RE is outstanding. There is a strong, caring Catholic ethos where pupils behave very well and are encouraged to do their best … The school has made good progress since the previous inspection … The curriculum is good and enriched by a good range of extracurricular activities … Very good links with parents and the community make a significant contribution to the pupils’ learning … Beneath many of the very good aspects of this school lie some particularly good relationships – between pupils and all adults in the school, between the pupils themselves and also between all staff … A strong community spirit is evident in the school and pupils are well aware of the concept of citizenship and what it means to live in a community.
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Trinity All Saints C of E Primary School is a small but expanding school that has close links with All Saints Church community.
Ofsted recognises that 'all pupils, regardless of ability or background, make good progress at Trinity All Saints. This open, friendly and welcoming school gives care and support in a family-like environment, along with strong academic guidance to ensure that pupils' achievement and personal development are good.'
You may also find the following links useful and informative - and not only about Extended Schools!
| Department for Children, Schools and Families (formerly DfES) | |
| Ofsted | www.ofsted.gov.uk |
| Bradford Council | www.bradford.gov.uk |
| Education Bradford | www.educationbradford.com |
| Bradford Safeguarding Board | www.bradford-scb.org.uk |
| Every Child Matters: Change for Children | www.everychildmatters.gov.uk |
| Governornet | www.governornet.co.uk |
| TeacherNet | www.teachernet.gov.uk |
| TDA (Training & Development Agency) | www.tda.gov.uk |
| Bradford Museusms | www.bradfordmuseums.org |
| Keighley Voluntary Services | www.keighleyvs.org |
| Bradford Community & Voluntary Services | www.bradfordcvs.org.uk |
| Bingley Voluntary Action | www.bingleyva.org.uk |
| ContinYou | www.continyou.org.uk |
| National Statistics | www.statistics.gov.uk |
| The National Virtual Museum | www.24hourmuseum.org.uk |
| bfunded | www.bfunded.org.uk |
| National Council for Voluntary Youth Services | www.ncvys.org.uk |
