Opened in 1972 and located in Horsforth, it educates around 1,500 boys and girls, aged 11 to 18. It gained Special Science status in 2002. In 2012 75% of students received 5 A*-C GCSEs including English and Maths.[2] Horsforth School also includes a post 16 centre. The school has been awarded the school curriculum award, and has Artsmark and Sportsmark status.[3]
The school won the United Kingdom Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge in 2008 and entered two teams into the 2009 competition. It won the competition again in 2010, becoming the only school ever to win twice.[4] The school faced criticism in 2015 for planning an optional sports trip to Barbados for pupils in years 8, 9 and 10, costing £1,650 per pupil.[5]
Notable alumni
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Katie Spencer, Academy Award nominated film production designer
References
^. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
^Quilty-Harper, Conrad (26 January 2012). . The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
^"Horsforth School Facebook site". Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^"New rocket challenge for UK schools - closing date 17 December". Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^"Horsforth School plans £1,650 Barbados sports trip". BBC News. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
^Malik, Dina (13 October 1996). "'It Was The Longest Three Seconds Ever' I'll Never Forget... My First Screen Kiss: Emmerdale star Tonicha Jeronimo jumped at the chance to play Linda Glover in the Yorkshire soap but the thought of her first screen kiss left her absolutely petrified, as she told Dina Malik..." The People (London, England). Retrieved 18 December 2015.
^. Craven Herald and Pioneer. 31 December 2002. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
External links
School home page
"Horsforth School, Leeds", Schoolsnet.com
United Kingdom Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge website
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horsforth, school, science, specialist, secondary, school, with, academy, status, leeds, west, yorkshire, england, entrance, from, laneaddresslee, lane, easthorsforthleeds, west, yorkshire, ls18, 5rfenglandcoordinates53, 84236, 64078, 84236, 64078, coordinates. Horsforth School is a science specialist secondary school with academy status in Leeds West Yorkshire England Horsforth SchoolEntrance from Lee LaneAddressLee Lane EastHorsforthLeeds West Yorkshire LS18 5RFEnglandCoordinates53 50 32 N 1 38 27 W 53 84236 N 1 64078 W 53 84236 1 64078 Coordinates 53 50 32 N 1 38 27 W 53 84236 N 1 64078 W 53 84236 1 64078InformationTypeAcademyMottoOpportunity and Achievement for AllEstablished1972Local authorityCity of LeedsSpecialistScience CollegeDepartment for Education URN137775 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherPaul Bell 1 GenderMixedAge11 to 18Enrolment1500Colour s Purple Green black and whiteFacebookfacebook com HorsforthSchoolWebsitehttp www horsforthschool org Opened in 1972 and located in Horsforth it educates around 1 500 boys and girls aged 11 to 18 It gained Special Science status in 2002 In 2012 75 of students received 5 A C GCSEs including English and Maths 2 Horsforth School also includes a post 16 centre The school has been awarded the school curriculum award and has Artsmark and Sportsmark status 3 The school won the United Kingdom Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge in 2008 and entered two teams into the 2009 competition It won the competition again in 2010 becoming the only school ever to win twice 4 The school faced criticism in 2015 for planning an optional sports trip to Barbados for pupils in years 8 9 and 10 costing 1 650 per pupil 5 Notable alumni EditThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations December 2018 Joe Brown Bradford Bulls Rugby League Player Tonicha Jeronimo actor 6 James Milner England international footballer 7 Katie Spencer Academy Award nominated film production designerReferences Edit Horsforth School website Archived from the original on 13 April 2014 Retrieved 10 April 2014 Quilty Harper Conrad 26 January 2012 The Telegraph s GCSE league tables The Daily Telegraph London Archived from the original on 27 January 2012 Retrieved 31 October 2012 Horsforth School Facebook site Retrieved 18 June 2013 New rocket challenge for UK schools closing date 17 December Retrieved 18 June 2013 Horsforth School plans 1 650 Barbados sports trip BBC News Retrieved 2 January 2016 Malik Dina 13 October 1996 It Was The Longest Three Seconds Ever I ll Never Forget My First Screen Kiss Emmerdale star Tonicha Jeronimo jumped at the chance to play Linda Glover in the Yorkshire soap but the thought of her first screen kiss left her absolutely petrified as she told Dina Malik The People London England Retrieved 18 December 2015 James is the latest teenage soccer hero Craven Herald and Pioneer 31 December 2002 Archived from the original on 27 May 2010 Retrieved 17 June 2012 External links EditSchool home page Horsforth School Leeds Schoolsnet com United Kingdom Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge website This Yorkshire school or sixth form college related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Horsforth School amp oldid 1116584974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
