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About

No results Thank you for visiting our website to find out more about Beckfoot Priestthorpe. At Beckfoot Priestthorpe we are committed to ensuring that every child receives the best possible education, enabling them to achieve their full potential.

Our aim is provide an education which develops the whole child both academically and socially, nurturing skills which prepare them for lifelong learning. We firmly believe that a strong partnership between home and school begins before a child even enters the classroom.

We enjoy working closely with parents and carers, providing information and opportunities for you to engage in school life and maximise the life chances for all your children. We think that Beckfoot Priestthorpe is a very special place and we want to share that with you.

There is a strong sense of unity across school, and together we remain ambitious for the continued success of Beckfoot Priestthorpe. We are very proud of our school community and we warmly invite you to come and look around, see us learning together and allow us to answer any questions you may have.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

20 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Choir
  • Coding
  • Computing
  • Cooking
  • Cricket
  • Cross Country
  • Dance
  • Dodgeball
  • Football
  • Lego
  • Music
  • Orchestra
  • Rugby
  • Swimming
  • Kapow Primary

and 4 more

Key facts

URN
144890
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Bradford
Constituency
Shipley
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2017

Governing body (6 current, 2 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr David HempelChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Miss Meredith HansardLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2030
Mrs Lucy GrunwellLocal GovernorElected by school staffsince 2025 · until 2030
Mr Hendre LootsLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2030
Mrs Christina GunningLocal GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2024
Mrs Victoria BirchLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Claire Kane FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2026
Ms Dawn Noutch FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2026

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