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[citation needed]. 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.
Sydney Burton – Managing Director from 1975–81 of the Gateway Building Society (bought by The Woolwich in 1988) and President from 1976–77 of the Building Societies Institute (became the CBSI in 1979 and then became part of the Chartered Institute of Bankers)
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External linksedit
Beckfoot Upper Heaton official website
News itemsedit
Former school site to open as a Muslim school in May 2004
November 19, 2023
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Beckfoot Upper Heaton formerly Belle Vue Boys School is a co educational secondary school in Bradford West Yorkshire England It is situated near the Hallmark Cards factory not far from Bingley Road B6269 Beckfoot Upper HeatonThe new school buildings under construction 2016 AddressThorn LaneBingley RoadBradford West Yorkshire BD9 6NDEnglandCoordinates53 49 08 N 1 48 43 W 53 819 N 1 812 W 53 819 1 812InformationTypeAcademyEstablished1877Local authorityCity of BradfordTrustBeckfoot TrustDepartment for Education URN142031 TablesOfstedReportsGenderCo educationalAge11 to 16Websitehttp www beckfootupperheaton org Previously a boys school Beckfoot Upper Heaton introduced girls starting in Year 7 in September 2016 and moved to new buildings in 2017 1 Contents 1 History 2 Notable former pupils 2 1 Belle Vue Boys School 2 2 Belle Vue Boys Grammar School 3 See also 4 References 5 External links 5 1 News itemsHistory editThe 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 citation needed 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 Notable former pupils editBelle Vue Boys School edit Adil Rashid Yorkshire and England cricket player Marsha Singh 1954 2012 Labour MP for Bradford West includes the school 1997 to 2012Belle Vue Boys Grammar School edit See also Category People educated at Belle Vue Boys Grammar School Bradford Paul Bayes Bishop of Liverpool Mike Batt Composer and music producer David Straun Smith Actor Kamlesh Patel Baron Patel of Bradford OBE politician and member of the House of Lords Sir Reginald Bailey CBE former President of the British Wool Federation Sir James Birrell FCA Chief Executive from 1988 93 of the Halifax Building Society Sydney Burton Managing Director from 1975 81 of the Gateway Building Society bought by The Woolwich in 1988 and President from 1976 77 of the Building Societies Institute became the CBSI in 1979 and then became part of the Chartered Institute of Bankers David Butterfield Archdeacon of the East Riding from 2007 14 Malcolm Creek LVO OBE High Commissioner from 1985 88 to Vanuatu High Commission abolished in 2004 Trevor Croft Director from 1997 2001 of the National Trust for Scotland Satnam Singh Gill OBE Principal Working Men s College London from 1999 James Hill British director film director of 1966 Born Free Philip Hobsbaum poet and literary scholar Kenneth Hutton Chairman from 1987 92 of the Peterborough Development Agency Chief Engineer from 1968 84 of the Telford Development Corporation Norman Crowther Hunt Baron Crowther Hunt of Eccleshill former Labour education minister from 1974 76 Rector from 1982 87 of Exeter College Oxford Sir Robert Yewdall Jennings President from 1991 94 of the International Court of Justice George Layton actor starred in Confessions of a Driving Instructor Harry Moore Professor of Glass Technology from 1946 55 at the University of Sheffield Geoffrey Myers CBE British Rail executive and Chairman from 1987 95 of Transaid Prof John Needham Professor of Architecture from 1957 72 at the University of Sheffield Maurice Peston Baron Peston briefly economist at Queen Mary College and father of Robert Peston J B Priestley OM writer who wrote Time and the Conways and Freeman of the City of Bradford Simon Rouse well known actor who played Jack Meadows in The Bill Jack Schofield former computer editor The Guardian Sydney Smith CBE Chairman from 1956 65 of the Scottish Gas Board and from 1952 56 of the East Midlands Gas Board Prof Fred Watson AM astronomer Fielding West Labour MP from 1934 35 for Hammersmith North and from 1929 31 Kensington NorthSee also editBelle Vue Girls AcademyReferences edit Great News New Building Plans Agreed beckfootupperheaton org Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Beckfoot Upper Heaton Archive Beckfoot Trust beckfootupperheaton org Archived from the original on 25 September 2015 External links editBeckfoot Upper Heaton official websiteNews items edit Former school site to open as a Muslim school in May 2004 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beckfoot Upper Heaton amp oldid 1166185492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
