Bradford Academy is a Diocese of West Yorkshire sponsored all-through Academy in south-east Bradford. It has grown rapidly and now has around 1800 pupils.
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It is situated in the East Bowling District of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is adjacent to west side of the dual-carriageway Wakefield Road (A650), north of the ring road (A6117) interchange at Dudley Hill. Further to the south is Bolling Special School. Bradford Academy is owned by local churches and it is founded by the government. The school is sponsored by the Diocese of Bradford, the Academy has developed Citizenship with Enterprise as the specialism.
Their ambition is for at least 60% of their students to gain five good GCSEs, ensuring they are in the top 5% of similar schools nationally.
History
It opened its doors to its first pupils on 9 September 2007. It was officially opened in April 2008 by Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York.
Former schools
It is based on the site of Bradford Cathedral Community College which was a voluntary-aided school on Lister Avenue for ages 11â€"18. This was on the site of Fairfax Grammar School, opened in 1963 on Lister Avenue off Wakefield Road which became Fairfax School then Fairfax Community School. In the early 1970s it had around 1,100 boys and girls aged 13â€"18.
References
External links
- EduBase
- Former school
- Plan for the Academy in 2003
News items
- Academy officially opened in April 2008
- Academy plan in January 2004
Audio clips
- The Learning Curve October 2006
