Beckfoot Thornton (Thornton Grammar School until 2016) is a mixed secondary school located in Thornton, West Yorkshire, England.
It is an Academy administered by Beckfoot Trust since 2016 and formerly a comprehensive foundation school administered by Bradford City Council and the Thornton Grammar and Queensbury School Learning Trust. It offers GCSEs and Vocational Courses as programmes of study for pupils. The school previously had a sixth form but now caters for pupils aged 11 to 16.
Notable former pupils Amjad Bashir, politician Eric Bedford, (1909–2001), architect John Edward Fletcher, scholar Robin Fox, anthropologist Jack Kitching, rugby league player Leon Pryce, rugby league player Matt Clifford, entrepreneur Billie Whitelaw, actor
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External links Beckfoot Thornton official website