Whitcliffe Mount School
Academy in West Yorkshire, England
53°43′35″N 1°43′42″W / 53.7265°N 1.7282°W / 53.7265; -1.7282Whitcliffe Mount School is a mixed secondary school located in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England.[1]
History
It was established as Cleckheaton Secondary School in 1908 in temporary premises on Brooke Street. The school moved to its current location in the town in 1910 and was renamed Cleckheaton Secondary and Technical School. Under the Education Act 1944 the school became Whitcliffe Mount Grammar School, and when the school became comprehensive in 1973 it was renamed Whitcliffe Mount School.[2]
Previously a voluntary controlled school administered by Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council,[3] in September 2022 Whitcliffe Mount School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the SHARE Multi Academy Trust.[4]
Academics
Whitcliffe Mount School offers GCSEs, BTECs and OCR Nationals as programmes of study for pupils.[5]
Notable former pupils
- Wendy Holden, writer and novelist
- Sarah Holt, athlete[6]
- Paul Whitaker, cricketer
- Nigel Scrutton, academic and biotechnology innovator
- Reginald C. Sutcliffe, meteorologist, first Director of Research for the Meteorological Office
- Lois Toulson, diver [7]
Whitcliffe Mount Grammar School
- Jeff Butterfield, international rugby player
- Nigel Weatherill, academic
References
- ^ "Home". whitcliffemount.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Information". whitcliffemount.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Whitcliffe Mount School – GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Share Multi Academy Trust – Our Academies". Sharemat.org. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Whitcliffe Mount School – the Curriculum". Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Meet Olympic Torch bearer Sarah Holt". Batley and Birstall News. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Lois Toulson Diving – BBC Look North Thurs 18 June 2015" – via www.youtube.com.
External links
- Whitcliffe Mount School official website
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