North Huddersfield Trust School (formerly Fartown High School) is a coeducational secondary school located in the Fartown area of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.[1]
| North Huddersfield Trust School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Woodhouse Hall Road , , HD2 1DJ England | |
| Coordinates | 53°39′57″N 1°46′11″W / 53.6659°N 1.7697°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Foundation school |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Department for Education URN | 136502 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Andrew Fell |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 899 as of January 2023[update] |
| Website | http://www.bbgacademy.com/ |
Previously a community school administered by Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council, in September 2011 Fartown High School was formally closed and replaced with North Huddersfield Trust School on the same site. The school is now administered by North Huddersfield Trust.[2] The Trust's lead educational partner is Holmfirth High School. The other partners are Kirklees College, the University of Huddersfield and Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.[3]
North Huddersfield Trust School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, as well as some vocational courses offered in conjunction with Kirklees College.[4] The school also has an adult education provision for the local community.[5]
Former teachers
editFartown High School
edit- Ken George, physics teacher, taught for eight years, and a county 800m champion,[6] from Longwood, a former British Polytechnic Sports Association champion,[7] known for the 1997 Boddingtons ice cream van advert with Melanie Sykes
References
edit- ^ North Huddersfield Trust School. "North Huddersfield Trust School". nhtschool.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "North Huddersfield Trust School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Bid for new Huddersfield school given go-ahead". BBC News. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ North Huddersfield Trust School. "North Huddersfield Trust School - Curriculum". nhtschool.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ North Huddersfield Trust School. "North Huddersfield Trust School - Adult and Family Learning". nhtschool.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Huddersfield Examiner Saturday 20 September 1997, page 5
- ^ Huddersfield Examiner Friday 20 June 1986, page 12
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