On Wednesday 19 December, our Year 7 and Year 8 Drama Clubs put on a performance for parent/carers to showcase their talents...
Read more >>Last week Max 7 visited All Saints Parish Church in Bingley to look at the Christmas Trees on display including their own...
Read more >>On Monday 17 December our 2017-18 cohort of Year 13 students were invited into school to collect their examination certificates, enjoy some festive refreshments and catch up with their old teachers and friends...
Read more >>Over the last few weeks Mrs Greening's form group 9W1 have been working towards their Organisation LORIC award...
Read more >>To begin the group's gardening journey, Ms Cane took 12 students to visit the University of Leeds at the end of September...
Read more >>Well it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Food and Nutrition department!
Read more >>Last Thursday night parent/carers, friends and family were treated to an amazing show full of music and song...
Read more >>Last week our Year 8 and 9 students enjoyed a series of one day workshops with the Ryman National Enterprise Challenge team...
Read more >>On Monday 10th December our Year 7s were entertained by the engaging ‘Riot Act’ theatre-in-education performance group...
Read more >>On Tuesday 27th November, 20 Year 10 students completed a workshop with a professional trainer for public speaking as part of the Speak Out Challenge...
Read more >>On Tuesday 27th Nov, Mr Swann took 17 Year 9s to play against Woodhouse Grove...
Read more >>At the beginning of November, Mr Swann and the House Captains ran the annual Year 7 and Year 8 Football House Competitions...
Read more >>Last year Mr Craven became an SSAT Leadership Legacy Project Fellow, after completing a year of training opportunities and contributing to the wider teaching community...
Read more >>We have just received the following information from Transdev Keighley Bus Company regarding the planned strike action on Tuesday 4th December next week:
Read more >>On Monday Lenny from the Teenage Cancer Trust came into school to talk about understanding Cancer and the challenges teenagers and young people with cancer face...
Read more >>Mrs Braime and Miss Whitaker's Form Group 902 have been working on a community fund raising learning journey by collecting for a local food bank...
Read more >>On Monday the Maths department held our first House Maths Competition...
Read more >>On Friday 16th November 14 students from Year 12 attended the University of Sheffield to be introduced to the 'Scholars programme' run by the Brilliant Club...
Read more >>During the week building up to Remembrance Sunday our students took part in a variety of activities to raise money for the British Legion and remember the sacrifice people made for us in the First and Second War...
Read more >>Bingley Grammar School has been awarded Centre of Excellence Status in Financial Education by the Young Money organisation...
Read more >>On the 2nd November, Shipley MP Philip Davies visited our school to award all our students who entered his British Heroes competition...
Read more >>On Monday our Year 11 Art students enjoyed a full day workshop with the local artist Jake Attree...
Read more >>On 14th November, four of our top mathematicians from Years 11 and 12 travelled with Ms Sands to the University of Leeds to take part in the UK Mathematics Trust's Senior Team Challenge...
Read more >>Last Thursday our Year 10 Rugby team attended a Rugby Festival at Baildon Rugby Club playing teams from Ilkley and Parkside under the floodlights...
Read more >>To raise awareness of Antibiotics Awareness Week Miss Cane opened up one of the science labs on Monday lunchtime to run a series of experiments showing students how bacteria and antibiotics work...
Read more >>On Friday 9th November Miss Shah took her Archbishop of York Award Young Leaders to visit the residents at Thompson Court Care Home in Crossflatts...
Read more >>Yesterday evening our Year 8 Rugby team took part in a Rugby Festival at Ilkley Rugby Club...
Read more >>Last Tuesday our U14 Netball teams played two enjoyable matches against Titus Salt School...
Read more >>Well done to Mr Ninson's form group 9S3 who ran a charity bake sale on Thursday...
Read more >>Many of our Year 8 students have been busy selling poppies this week...
Read more >>Since the end of September many of us have been tuning into the CBBC show ‘Got What It Takes?’ to watch our very talented Year 8 student Poppy (and her mum!) take part...
Read more >>Last week our Year 11 Art students took a trip to Kirkstall Abbey to focus on landscape drawing...
Read more >>On Thursday 1st Nov, Miss Shah and her students organised a 90th birthday celebration for Arek Hersh who turned 90 on the 13th September...
Read more >>This week our Year 12 Applied Scientists have been carrying out their practical assignment...
Read more >>On Wednesday two groups of Year 8 Hospitality students made and served a 'morning tea' for our school Site Team...
Read more >>This week our Year 7 students are all having fun designing their own fireworks in Science...
Read more >>On Monday 15th October, our Year 12 Computer Science students visited London to attend Cyber Re:Coded...
Read more >>On Tuesday 16th October Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs Wentling were assisted by Yr 9 students Eleanor and Katie in running the Halloween baking club for Years 7 and 8...
Read more >>Last night was the second Year 9 Rugby Festival of the season and the team is playing extremely well...
Read more >>On Tuesday 16th October, Mr Swann took 15 Year 7 students to play in a Rugby Festival at Parkside School...
Read more >>During our European Day of Languages at the end of September, our school catering company P&A Food management ran a competition in the school restaurant...
Read more >>As a result of our ongoing partnership with Leeds Beckett University we were asked to host a Professional Experience Day for 38 students who are in the first year of their degree in Educational Studies...
Read more >>Yesterday we had three teams from different year groups playing different sports at matches and festivals home and away!
Read more >>Last Friday a group of 14 Sixth Form volunteers travelled to Leeds Beckett University to take part in the Enactus Next Generation Leaders Project...
Read more >>Last month our staff and students opened up our school to Year 5 and 6 children and their families for our annual Open Evening...
Read more >>Today is World Mental Health Day. We cover wellbeing and mental health regularly in our assemblies and in our PSE lessons. The mental wellbeing of our students and staff is very important to us...
Read more >>Our newly extended and modernised sixth form building now offers more at lunchtime!
Read more >>Yesterday Mr Bridge took our Year 11 Football Team to a football festival at South Craven School. Our boys played teams from U.A.K, Beckfoot and South Craven during the event...
Read more >>Last Thursday our Year 7s were treated to a visit from Sci-Fi Author Alex Scarrow thanks to the Broughton Hall Children's Literature Festival...
Read more >>Our Headteacher Mr Weston, and Deputy Headteacher Mrs Dean have been recognised for their contributions to teaching by being accepted as one of 262 leading educationalists across the country as Fellows of the Chartered College of Teaching...
Read more >>At the end of last term, the KS3 subject leaders worked together to undertake a cross curricular project based on Kenya...
Read more >>Over the last couple of weeks local residents have voiced concerns about parking on the main road and the side streets around the school site...
Read more >>The European Day of Languages is on Wednesday 26th Sept and we will be celebrating all week in school!
Read more >>If you’re a former student of Bingley Grammar School, we want to hear from you!
Read more >>We are extremely proud and pleased to tell you about Year 8 Poppy E’s amazing summer experience...
Read more >>At the beginning of June last term, Mrs Greening, Miss Wright and Mr Ward took 30 Year 7 and 8 students to Normandy to practice their French, learn about the culture, and sample the cuisine...
Read more >>Eldwick Primary are running adult Maths classes every Tuesday morning..
Read more >>Our Year Group launch events begin today with the Yr 12 event this evening...
Read more >>Our new Year 7s are settling in really well and beginning to find their way around...
Read more >>We are extremely proud of all our Year 11s who have worked so hard to reach their goals, it has been a really rewarding day welcoming the students back into school to pick up their well-earned results...
Read more >>Bingley Grammar Sixth Form Students have done extremely well across the broad curriculum we offer in their A Level, Vocational and Technical qualifications...
Read more >>On Thursday 5th July, just after their final GCSE exams, our Year 11 students gathered at the Mercure Bankfield Hotel to celebrate their time at Bingley Grammar School...
Read more >>It was the Summer Party at Bingley Bright Sparks yesterday. Many of the parents brought fabulous cakes and goodies for everyone to share...
Read more >>The annual Bingley Grammar summer hike up to Yorkshire's limestone pavement at Malham happened again last week and as ever the students enjoyed every minute!
Read more >>On the evening of Tuesday 17th July our Yr 7 Drama Club performed Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing...
Read more >>In January the Year 8 Drama club began the challenge of taking on a complete play. 'Forgotten' is a sequel to the well known and loved story of 'Peter Pan'. It explores the character of Gwen who is Wendy once she is older and has left Neverland...
Read more >>On Thursday 19th July students from all year groups gathered on the sports field to challenge themselves and enjoy the many events our sports department had organised...
Read more >>On the evening of Thurs 12th July, many of our staff, students and their families gathered in the marquee for an evening of celebration...
Read more >>On the 17th July, we organised our 3rd annual tea party for residents of Cottingley Hall and Thompson court care home...
Read more >>On the evening of Thurs 12th July, Mr Davenport and the Art department opened the GCSE and A Level art exhibition to friends and families of our students...
Read more >>As part of the University of Leeds Festival of Arts & Humanities Week, Year 9 students took part in a workshop during their double Geography lesson led by PhD student Suzanna Matoh...
Read more >>On the 5th and 6th July, Royal Marine chef Colour Sergeant Mike Beaton and Navy physical trainer, Andrea Marshall visited the Food and Nutrition Department to talk about energy balance and healthy diets...
Read more >>The Year 9 GCSE Geology group carried out a really successful field trip to Clapham and Ingleborough Caves on Thursday 12th July, supported by Mr Allen, Mr Weston and Mr Martin (all of whom are qualified Geologists!)...
Read more >>On Thursday 5th and Friday 6th July, we had the pleasure of hosting a 2-day food science cookery event led by the company Fun Kitchen...
Read more >>On Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th July Year 12 students took some time away from lessons to take part in our two Progress Days...
Read more >>On the evening of Tuesday 10th July, our Music department welcomed friends and family to our Summer Concert where our music groups and soloists entertained our guests with many different genres of music...
Read more >>On the 28th June Year 7 students enjoyed a Computing Theme day...
Read more >>To bring the times of Shakespeare to life, we held an Elizabethan Day which was once again a huge success...
Read more >>Last week Miss Shah was given the opportunity to travel to London accompanied by one of our sixth form students to meet Sir Richard Branson...
Read more >>Yesterday the marquee was bustling with students and visitors from universities, colleges and organisations at our Careers Fair...
Read more >>On July 5th and 6th, 44 Year 9 and 10 students departed from school to complete their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh qualifying expedition...
Read more >>We are often asked why our school has toilet attendants in the main girls and boys toilets – Chris and Pam are valued members of the site team who keep the facilities clean throughout the day for our students and also play an important role in the pastoral care we offer in school...
Read more >>On Monday 2nd July, Mr Atkinson and Mrs Bradley took a group of Year 10 girls out of school to the 'Dream Big' event run by Natwest at Headingly Cricket Ground...
Read more >>On Friday 29th June, 10 students from KS3, made a visit to Westminster, where they were given a tour of Parliament and met the Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Jennifer Crook...
Read more >>Earlier this year in March, 30 Year 10 students took part in a Speak Out public speaking workshop to improve their confidence...
Read more >>Yesterday Year 7 were visited by the band New Kings Order to entertain them and deliver an important message...
Read more >>Last Friday our Yr 13 had a fantastic evening at the Leavers' Ball...
Read more >>On Friday 15th June, Mr Hill and Mr Swann took the Year 10 Football team to UAK for the Bradford School's Football Final against Beckfoot Thornton...
Read more >>Yesterday we were visited by the Regional Cyber Crime Unit who came into school to deliver the Matrix Challenge 2018 Roadshow...
Read more >>On Wednesday (13 June) our Year 12 Sport and Physical Activity students enjoyed a day in the Yorkshire Dales...
Read more >>Yesterday we welcomed students from Eldwick Primary into school to take part in the first of our annual Primary Science Days 'Cow Do You Do?'
Read more >>Yesterday Mr Weston met with our Year 9 Netball team to congratulate them on becoming the Under 14B Bradford School’s league winners!
Read more >>On Tuesday 5th June, our 3 school finalists took part in the Year 8 Translation Bee Regional Final at Sheffield Hallam University...
Read more >>This term students in the Food and Nutrition department are acquiring advanced skills in preparation for the new GCSE...
Read more >>At the end of May Mr Conboy, Mr Ward, Mrs Ridley and student teacher Mr Nunn took students to visit the Leeds RERF (Recycling and Energy Recover Facility) to find out what happens to all of our waste...
Read more >>Yesterday our Max 7 students in 7AR and 7NE planted sunflowers as gifts for the Year 6 students ready for transition day...
Read more >>It was lovely to meet past students Dr Geoff Shepherd and Philip Butterfield who both attended Bingley Grammar between 1955-62...
Read more >>On the 24th May we welcomed the author of the successful Stonewylde books, Kit Berry to inspire our students...
Read more >>On the 11th May, our Year 9 and 10 Brilliant Club students visited the University of Leeds to receive their certificates and recognition for all their hard work...
Read more >>On Wednesday 23rd May, our Music and Drama department held a day of Shakespeare for the Year 5 and 6 students from East Morton Primary as part of their Arts Week...
Read more >>We would like to thank Wilsden Auctions for these 2 old photos dating back to 1937 which they gave to our Governor, Mr Mann recently...
Read more >>Yesterday Mr McGregor took a team of boys to Parkside School for the Keighley & District Year 7 Football Festival...
Read more >>Over the past few weeks our Max 7 groups have been creating weather maps using fabric...
Read more >>Yesterday (Wed 16th May) was the inaugural National Numeracy Day which has been developed to increase awareness of the impact numeracy has on people’s lives especially when they leave school...
Read more >>Our Year 9 and 10 DofE students are now all well on their way navigating themselves to Addingham where they will camp overnight...
Read more >>This week students in the Food and Nutrition department are having a takeaway with a difference...
Read more >>Next Tuesday 22nd May the School Nursing team will be in school to administer the Yr 9 booster jabs for Meningitis and DTP (Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio)...
Read more >>Our School Orchestra, run by Mr McGuffie, meets every Tuesday morning at 8.00am downstairs in the Music/Quinn block...
Read more >>The Year 7 and 8 students following the Alternative Curriculum Pathway have been busy birdwatching!
Read more >>The importance of online safety cannot be under estimated and we are taking steps to ensure our students are well equipped to understand and embrace modern technology...
Read more >>Last Friday the Saxophonics entertained the residents of Aire Valley Court, an assisted living complex near Myrtle Park, with their lively interpretations of popular music and film scores...
Read more >>Mrs Waddington asked her Yr 7 Science group to solve the problem set by the oil company Shell...
Read more >>On 25th April, Mr Allen and Mrs Snowden took four Year 8 students to compete in the Salters/Royal Society of Chemistry's Chemistry Challenge at Bradford University...
Read more >>Earlier this month, Year 13 student Fatimah, attended an ITT (Initial Teacher Training) conference at Manchester Metropolitan University...
Read more >>On Tuesday 24th April, 35 Year 13 students completed presentations of their Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)...
Read more >>At the end of February we received a letter from the Rotary Club of Bingley inviting us to nominate one of our students who, in our opinion, reflected the Rotary motto of 'service above self'...
Read more >>At the end of March, 23 students from Years 7 and 8 went on a launch trip to the University of Sheffield to be introduced to the 'Scholars programme' run by the Brilliant Club...
Read more >>This morning it was Year 8's turn - Mr Weston met with a fantastic group of students and presented them with their Headteacher's awards...
Read more >>Last Wednesday, our Bingley Bright Sparks playgroup welcomed five 2nd Year BA Filmmaking students from the Northern Film School at Leeds Beckett University to film the group...
Read more >>This morning Mr Weston was pleased to present a group of Year 7 students with their Headteacher's awards...
Read more >>The Year 7 Football team had a brilliant day attending a football festival held at Beckfoot on Thursday 19th April...
Read more >>This morning over 100 Year 8 students were rewarded for their Engagement with Learning (EWL) in Drama with a drama performance...
Read more >>Our Anti-bullying Ambassadors met with Mr Atkinson last Thursday to develop a plan of action...
Read more >>Congratulations to all our Year 10 students who received Headteacher's Awards yesterday for their Engagement with Learning...
Read more >>Our Yr 13 Drama students are taking their final exam this morning...
Read more >>Eldwick Primary are running Maths classes for adults every Tuesday morning...
Read more >>Ever considered a career in teaching? Not sure what options are available? Come along to Bingley Grammar School on Mon 23rd April at 4.00pm - 5.30pm to find out more...
Read more >>This year we have many students in Yr 9 and Yr 10 undertaking their Bronze level Duke of Edinburgh Award...
Read more >>On the 14th March Mrs Boparai took 43 Year 8 girls who were chosen by their Computing teachers, in recognition of their hard work and consistent good effort in lessons, to attend a workshop at the University of Bradford...
Read more >>We have been informed by members of the public that parent/carers are still using Castlefields Industrial Estate to park and wait for their sons/daughters causing a serious safety risk as well as disruption to the local businesses...
Read more >>Just to remind you, we are holding our Key Stage 4 (GCSE) Options Evening on Wednesday 18th April between 5.30pm - 7.30pm, for Year 8 students and their parents/carers...
Read more >>We have been notified that we will be inspected by Ofsted tomorrow (Tuesday 27th March). Please use the Parent View online survey to give your opinion of the school...
Read more >>At break time today, Libby and Hazel set up their stall and sold their home made treats to raise money for the charity Help for Heroes...
Read more >>On Monday 19th March, 25 Year 10 students completed a workshop with a professional trainer for public speaking as part of the Speak Out Challenge...
Read more >>Today, we welcomed three students from Cambridge University into school to speak to a group of our Year 11s and 12s about life at Cambridge...
Read more >>This year we have had 20 student teachers undertake their placements with us. One of our student teachers, Mr Nunn, has written ‘a day in the life’ diary page which you can read here...
Read more >>On Tuesday 13th March, four of our Junior Maths Club took part in the Junior Regional Maths Team Challenge at Bradford Grammar School...
Read more >>We have received the following information from the School Bus Company, Metro Generation M. Please read if it applies to you, or your son/daughter...
Read more >>On Saturday Evening, the local Primary and Upper schools took part in the annual Bingley Schools Swimming Gala at Shipley Swimming Pool...
Read more >>On Tuesday 13th March, Holocaust survivor Arek Hersh and his wife Jean came to speak to our Yr 7 students...
Read more >>The PE department are holding a Sponsored Mile fun run in aid of Sport Relief after school on Friday (23rd March). Student can walk, hop, run or jump round the course!
Read more >>Mr Hill has been running the after school Basketball club on Mondays since the beginning of the year and the teams are really beginning to improve their game...
Read more >>Last night our much-loved Mrs Puddy attended the Bradford Schools Awards at the Aagrah Midpoint in Bradford...
Read more >>This is the second year Miss Shah has run the Archbishop of York Young Leaders Award as an after-school club...
Read more >>We are pleased to announce that Mrs Puddy has been nominated and shortlisted for the Bradford Schools Secondary Teacher of the Year Award!
Read more >>On Tuesday 6th March, 21 students from Years 7 - 10 became official Anti-Bullying Ambassadors through attending the Princess Diana Award Anti-Bullying Day at Samuel Lister Academy...
Read more >>It was great to see so many students and their parent/carers attend the "Options at 18" Information Evening last night...
Read more >>Our annual trip to the fabulous Aosta valley took place over February half term this year. This year 31 Year 8 students had signed up for a week of learning to ski (or improving their skills) spending the week based in central Aosta and skiing in Pila...
Read more >>Our Maths department runs weekly clubs for students to get involved and have fun with Maths and there are lots of events and challenges coming up...
Read more >>During the February half term, six of our teachers visited Kenya to teach in our partner schools...
Read more >>During February half term, a group of Year 10 & 11 students and 5 members of staff embarked on their trip to New York in order to undertake the Bingley Grammar Alpine Ski School at Whiteface Mountain, home to the 1980 winter Olympics...
Read more >>Yesterday Mr Weston was delighted to receive a letter from Crossflatts Primary School thanking him for the wooden Giraffe we made for them...
Read more >>The Parent Focus Group have started to provide hot drinks and refreshments for you to purchase at parents' evenings...
Read more >>On Saturday 10th February 2018, 25 Year 13 students and 3 Geography teachers set off excitedly on the inaugural BGS trip to Iceland...
Read more >>On Friday 9th February a group of our Year 12 Brilliant Club students attended their Scholars Programme graduation at the University of Leeds...
Read more >>On Tuesday and Wednesday this week the NCS came into school to talk to our Year 11 and 12 students about their summer programme packed with amazing experiences...
Read more >>On Friday 16th February three of our students were proud to be chosen to greet and assist Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall on her visit to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway...
Read more >>Just before half term on Tuesday 6th Feb, we were joined by a team of marketing professionals from Dentsu Aegis Network in Leeds...
Read more >>We would like to thank Mr Sidat and the Parent Focus Group for their generous donations which have helped to pay for our new aprons in the Food Science & Nutrition department...
Read more >>World Book Day is approaching and our English department is running two creative writing competitions for students in Years 7, 8 and 9...
Read more >>On Wednesday (7th February) Mr Weston will be holding an Open Door Clinic for parents/carers who would like to come and have a chat about any school-related issues concerning their children...
Read more >>Tomorrow, Safer Internet Day 2018 will be celebrated globally (Tues 6th Feb)...
Read more >>Former student Lisa Firth, who writes as Mary Jayne Baker, is launching her third book entitled 'A Bicycle Made For Two'...
Read more >>This week, groups of Year 7 and Year 8 students met with Mr Weston to be praised for their approach to learning...
Read more >>The Bingley Amnesty youth group is made up of students from all year groups. Over the last half term they have been supporting the Amnesty Write for Rights campaign...
Read more >>Wednesday 7th March 2018 - Year 12 Higher Education and Careers Information Evening...
Read more >>Last Friday we welcomed the organisation Solutions not Sides into school to speak to our Year 10 RE students and Sixth Form RE/History students...
Read more >>On Monday Lenny from the Teenage Cancer Trust came into school to talk about understanding Cancer and the challenges teenagers and young people with cancer face...
Read more >>Just before the Christmas break we were lucky enough to celebrate with our students past and present at our Annual Awards Ceremony...
Read more >>As we are experiencing bad weather this week please note: The school will remain open, unless the school site is not safe. When the school is open, even during inclement weather, attendance is required...
Read more >>Yesterday morning Mrs Williams and Mrs Bradley took our Year 9 and 10 Brilliant Club students to the Scholars Programme launch event at Sheffield University...
Read more >>Yesterday, 30 Year 9 students met with Mr Weston to be recognised for achieving the highest percentage progress in classroom 'Engagement With Learning' (EWL) in the year group...
Read more >>This month our Yr 9 girls PE groups have been coached by James Oliver from the RFU...
Read more >>The Adult Maths Classes run by the 4LC at Eldwick Primary School have spaces available for anyone wanting to brush up on their maths skills...
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