It opened on 3 September 1956 as Buttershaw Secondary School, with only one three storey teaching block as it was only half built. The initial intake was 300 children and 12 staff. Mr H E Cooke was the first headmaster. Over the next seven years a house block, theatre and swimming pool were added with an official opening in 1964. The school was built to accommodate the baby boom caused by the large number of children born after the end of the Second World War.
It was renamed Buttershaw Comprehensive School, and over the years it evolved into an Upper, then High School, removing its pool for an AstroTurf field. On 23 September 2006 over 100 pupils from the first intake of 1956 met at the Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford to celebrate the school's Golden Anniversary. In the 2007 Queens Birthday Honours list David Kershaw, the school's first head boy (1956), was made a CBE for his services to education. 2008 saw the opening of the new building. As the new building was opened the school was renamed Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College because of its new specialist status.
Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College became a foundation school administered by the Buttershaw Learning and Achievement Trust and Bradford City Council. However, in September 2016 the school converted to academy status and is now sponsored by the Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust.
Academicsedit
Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.
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External linksedit
Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College official website
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buttershaw, business, enterprise, college, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College is a co educational secondary school and sixth form located in the Buttershaw area of Bradford West Yorkshire England 1 Buttershaw Business and Enterprise CollegeAddressReevy Road WestButtershawBradford West Yorkshire BD6 3PXEnglandCoordinates53 45 55 N 1 47 39 W 53 7652 N 1 7942 W 53 7652 1 7942InformationTypeAcademyEstablished3 September 1956 1956 09 03 Local authorityBradfordTrustBradford Diocesan Academies TrustSpecialistBusiness and enterpriseDepartment for Education URN142825 TablesOfstedReportsHead of SchoolRuth HartleyGenderCo educationalAge11 to 18Enrolment1 385Websitehttps www buttershaw net Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Notable former pupils 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIt opened on 3 September 1956 as Buttershaw Secondary School with only one three storey teaching block as it was only half built The initial intake was 300 children and 12 staff Mr H E Cooke was the first headmaster Over the next seven years a house block theatre and swimming pool were added with an official opening in 1964 The school was built to accommodate the baby boom caused by the large number of children born after the end of the Second World War It was renamed Buttershaw Comprehensive School and over the years it evolved into an Upper then High School removing its pool for an AstroTurf field On 23 September 2006 over 100 pupils from the first intake of 1956 met at the Cedar Court Hotel Bradford to celebrate the school s Golden Anniversary In the 2007 Queens Birthday Honours list David Kershaw the school s first head boy 1956 was made a CBE for his services to education 2008 saw the opening of the new building As the new building was opened the school was renamed Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College because of its new specialist status Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College became a foundation school administered by the Buttershaw Learning and Achievement Trust and Bradford City Council However in September 2016 the school converted to academy status and is now sponsored by the Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust Academics editButtershaw Business and Enterprise College offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A levels and further BTECs Notable former pupils editSusanna Clarke Author Alex Corina Artist Andrea Dunbar Playwright John Duttine Actor Paul Reas Photographer Terry Rooney Labour Party politician Cameron Scott Rugby League PlayerReferences edit Default Parallels Plesk Panel Page Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 24 September 2015 External links editButtershaw Business and Enterprise College official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College amp oldid 1219735840, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
