Beckfoot Upper Heaton

Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Established 1877
Type Academy
Head of School Simon Wade
Location Thorn Lane
Haworth Road

Belle Vue
Bradford

West Yorkshire
BD9 6ND
England
Coordinates: 53°49′08″N 1°48′43″W / 53.819°N 1.812°W / 53.819; -1.812
Local authority Bradford
DfE number 380/4025
DfE URN 142031 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Website School website

Beckfoot Upper Heaton (formerly Belle Vue Boys' School) is a secondary school and sixth form located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated near the Hallmark Cards factory, not far from Bingley Road (B6269).

Previously a boys' school, Beckfoot Upper Heaton introduced girls starting in Year 7 in September 2016 and also expecting move to new buildings at the start of 2017.[1]

History

The school was founded in 1877 and was officially opened (including the girls' section) on 12 August 1879 by William Edward Forster, the local MP. It moved to the present site in 1964, as a boys secondary grammar school. It was known as Belle Vue High School from 1896. In 1918, the junior and infants section closed, with the buildings being taken over. From 1966 it became a comprehensive. It had four houses – Dunwell, Hirst, Holroyd and Parry.

Previously a community school administered by Bradford City Council, Belle Vue Boys' School converted to academy status in September 2015 and was renamed Beckfoot Upper Heaton. The school is now sponsored by the Beckfoot Trust,[2] but continues to coordinate with Bradford City Council for admissions.

On 28 September 2016, Asad Khan (11), a pupil at the school committed suicide by hanging. A Coroner's inquest in October 2016 was told that Khan "was beaten up at school" on the day he died. He had started school just 3 weeks previously.[3]

Notable former pupils

Belle Vue Boys' School

Belle Vue Boys' Grammar School

See also

References

  1. "Great News – New Building Plans Agreed". beckfootupperheaton.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  2. "Beckfoot Upper Heaton - Archive - Beckfoot Trust". beckfootupperheaton.org. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
  3. Josh Halliday (3 October 2016). "Bradford boy, 11, 'was beaten up at school on day he died'". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

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