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Musical Theatre Choreography Days

On the 18th and 25th November, we were privileged to welcome professional Choreographer Jonathan Mawson to work with our students!

Christmas Baking Club

On Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th December Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs Williams ran a Christmas Baking Club!

E-Safety / Prevent Guidance

The Prevent Team within Bradford Council have asked me to replace my fortnightly message with one of their own.

Yr 10 Football

Two wins in two days for our Year 10 football team!

Yr10 Rugby vs Wickersley High (Rotherham)

On Tuesday 23 November, Mr Swann and our Year 10 Rugby team travelled to Rotherham to play in the Yorkshire Plate...

Yr 11 Careers Day

Last week Year 11 students took part in a Careers Carousel where they were able to spend time with a number of companies to learn about a range of pathways and career options...

A Level Art London Trip

On Wednesday 16th November, the art department took our Year 12 and 13 art students for a day trip to London...

Yr 9 Football Match v South Craven

Northern Trains Under 16 Education Season Ticket

Mr Atkinson's Friday Update 18.11.22

The Holocaust, Their Family, Me and Us - Ask Noemie

Yesterday afternoon, Miss Shah's Holocaust Education Club was privileged to speak with Noemie Lopian via zoom to support and enrich their project...

Yr 7/8 Basketball Tournament

On Tuesday 15th November, Bingley played their first ever Year 8 Basketball Tournament with a team mainly made up of Year 7 pupils against Bradford Forster Academy and Oasis Lister Park...

Yr 8 Football Match v Lister Park

Our Year 8 Football team maintained there unbeaten run in the Bradford Schools Football League with a comfortable 5-2 win against Lister Park yesterday...

Yr 10 Basketball

On Thursday 10th November, Bingley Grammar played their first ever Basketball match against Bradford Forster Academy...

Remembrance Sunday

On Sunday 13th November Mr Mott (Geography Teacher) and 5 of his Year 7 form group attended the Bingley Remembrance Parade and Service representing Bingley Grammar School...

Yr8 Rugby Festival

On Wednesday 9th November, the Year 8 rugby team went to their second rugby festival of the year. It was held at Keighley Rugby Club where we joined Beckfoot, Parkside, Oakbank and South Craven...

Lund Park Cross Country

On Tuesday, 8th November Mrs Brankin and a team of students from Years 7-11 competed against many other students from schools across the area in the second of four annual cross country events...

Remembrance Day 2022

This morning all our form tutors delivered an assembly to mark Remembrance Day. The assembly covered why it is important to remember those who lost their lives, were wounded, have suffered or are still suffering, due to past & present conflicts...

Yr 11 Football Match v Carlton Keighley

On Monday, 7th November our Yr 11 football team played Carlton Keighley away in the Bradford Schools league...

Yr 7 Girls Football Tournament

On Tuesday 1st November, Mr Swann and our Yr 7 Girls Football team travelled to Sandylands in Skipton to play in a tournament organised by Skipton Girls...

Max 7 Dia de los Muertos Project

This term the Max 7 students have spent time looking into the Day of the Dead Celebrations which take place at the beginning of November in parts of the Spanish speaking world, particularly Mexico. ..

Sufiya Ahmed Online Remembrance Assembly

It was wonderful to have children's author Sufiya Ahmed deliver an online talk yesterday to students in Yr 7 and Yr 8 about her new book Rosie Raja - Churchill's Spy as part of Bingley Grammar School's Remembrance Day Commemorations...

Halloween Cooking Club

On Tuesday 18th October, Mrs Wilkinson ran a Halloween cooking club where students made cookies and then decorated them as spiders and bugs...

Gymnastics Success for Grace

Congratulations to Grace in Year 7 for her success at a Yorkshire Gymnastics competition!

Restart a Heart Day

On Friday 14th October all our Year 12 students were given the opportunity to learn vital CPR skills as part of the British Heart Foundation’s national Restart a Heart campaign...

Teacher Training Event

Wednesday 2nd November 2022, 5.00pm and 6.00pm...

European Day of Languages Bake Off

As part of our European Day of Languages celebration, lots of students entered the Bake Off competition our MFL department organised.

Mr Atkinson's Friday Update 07.10.22

Awards Evening for Years 8 and 9

On Thursday 29th September, we held our Key Stage 3 Awards Evening for Years 8 and 9...

Adam Secures Spot in U15s Bradford Schools Squad

Congratulations to Adam W in Year 10! Adam has been successful in recent trials and has been selected to play for the U15s squad for Bradford Schools Football Association...

Show Off My School Day

On Saturday 24th September, Year 7 were given the opportunity to ‘Show off my School’...

Awards Evening for Years 10 and 11

On Monday 26th September, we held our Key Stage 4 Awards evening for Years 10 and 11...

European Day of Languages

Monday 26th of September was European Day of Languages, an annual event which celebrates linguistic diversity in Europe and promotes language learning...

Year 13 Walking Talking Mocks

Director of Sixth Form, Mr Moore, has contacted all Year 13 students explaining the benefits and full details of the upcoming Walking Talking Mocks...

Mr Atkinson's Friday Update 23.09.22

Parking Concerns

Last week Mr Atkinson mentioned in his Friday Update about the parking issues we have around the school site at the end of the school day. Sadly this issue has worsened...

Open Evening

Tuesday 20th Sept 2022 5.00pm - 8.00pm Why not come along and discover what Bingley Grammar School has to offer?

Mr Atkinson's Friday Update 09.09.22

Year Group Information Evenings

Our Year Group Information events begin w/c 12/09/2022. These events give parents/carers an overview of the year ahead and a chance to meet your Heads of Year as well as other key staff...

Welcome to BGS Year 7!

Our new Year 7s are doing brilliantly and already settling in well...

GCSE Results Day 2022

We are extremely proud of all our Year 11s who have worked so hard to reach their goals; it has been an extremely rewarding day welcoming the students back into school to pick up their well-earned results...

A Level Results Day 2022

It was a lovely atmosphere yesterday in N6 as our students collected their well-earned results...

End of Year Year Group Messages

Although we have taken the decision to postpone our planned Awards Evenings until September we have still been able to hold some rewards assemblies to celebrate with our students before summer...

Year 7 and 8 Sponsored Walk

Well done to all our Year 7 and 8 students that took part in the sponsored walk yesterday...

Yr 13 Prom

On a fittingly beautiful summer's evening, our Year 13 students said their final farewells to BGS at the Bankfield Hotel Prom...

Yr 11 Prom

Mr Atkinson's Friday Update 08.07.22

Rhiannon Wins Rotary Award

Congratulations to Rhiannon (in Yr 11) who was presented with the '2022 Leonard Dyer Service Above Self Award' by the Rotary Club of Bingley last week...

Yr 12 Geography Field Trip

This week saw the return of fieldwork in Year 12 Geography with 35 students undertaking human and physical geography data collection...

Arek and Jean Hersh Visit 2022

On Monday 4th July we welcomed Holocaust Survivor Arek Hersh and his wife Jean back into school.

Transition Day 2022

Our new Year 7 students have been welcomed into school this morning and are all having a great day so far...

Yr 11 Leavers' Assembly 2022

Last Wednesday we welcomed out Year 11s back into school for an assembly full of awards, memories and laughter...

Brilliant Club Graduation 2022

On Friday 1st July we took this year’s Brilliant Club students to visit Sheffield University, for their graduation celebration! I was very excited for the trip to be in person as it has been run virtually for the past two years...

Mr Atkinson's Friday Update 24.06.22

Yr 13 Leavers Assembly 2022

On Wednesday we said a fond farewell to our Year 13s...

Platinum Jubilee Bake Off

Last term Mrs Wilkinson and the Food Science and Nutrition department set our students a challenge to get creative in the kitchen and celebrate the Platinum Jubilee...

Bradford Central Foodbank Collection

Duke of Edinburgh Expedition

On Friday 10th and Saturday 11th June, 58 Year 9 pupils took part in their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh qualifying expedition...

Student Achievement Newsletter

At the end of last term Mrs Parker emailed all parents and carers to ask for news about our students' achievements outside of school - thank you for all your messages, we have loved hearing their news...

Mr Atkinson's Friday Update 10.06.22

BGS Art Competition

Today in assembly, Mr Davenport launched the first (but planned to be annual) school art competition!

Mr Atkinson's Friday Update 13.05.22

Yr 10 Hackathon Trip

Yesterday Mr Briggs took a group of Yr 10 Computing students to Shipley College to take part in a 'Hackathon'...

Yr 10 Speak Out Challenge

On 28th March and 4th April, over 50 year 10 students participated in a workshop with a professional trainer for public speaking from the Speakers Trust...

Mr Atkinson's Friday Update 08.04.22

Yr 11 Parental Revision Support Session

Last night, we held a Year 11 Parental Support Session on how to help you child in the upcoming exams...

Send My Friend Champions

Congratulations to Erin and Eva who have been successful in their application to become Send My Friend Champions!

Bradford Education Awards Nominations

We have been shortlisted (again!) for two Bradford Schools Awards!

Teacher Training Info Event

Are you thinking of training to be a teacher?

Year 11 Prom, Leavers Hoodies & Yearbooks

An email was sent out earlier today to all parent/carers of Yr 11 students regarding the Yr 11 Prom, the Leavers Hoodies and this Year's Yearbook. The information can be found below and payment is through ParentPay...

Mr Atkinson's Friday Update 25.03.22

Adam Baron Author Visit

On Friday 18th March, Year 7 enjoyed a virtual visit from the author Adam Baron...

British Science Week

Our Science teachers have been talking in lessons over the last week or so about British Science Week!

Sufiya Ahmed Assemblies

On Thursday 17th March we welcomed children's author Sufiya Ahmed into school to talk to students about her career in advertising, parliament and as an author...

Mr Atkinson's Friday Update 11.03.22

Yr 12 UCAS, Apprenticeships and Careers Day

On Wednesday 9th March, Year 12 had a Drop Down Day centering upon the preparation for UCAS, Apprenticeships, Careers and life beyond Sixth Form...

Macbeth Performance

On Tuesday 1st March our Year 10 drama students, plus a selection of students from Year 8 were treated to a performance of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'...

World Book Day

On Friday 4th March, students who were tour guides for the recent Anne Frank Exhibition at school in December attended an exclusive online event for World Book Day, organised by the Anne Frank Trust...

Yr 11 Exam Stress Webinar

Yr 11 Exam Stress Webinar. Mr Bridge and Miss Pugh have sent out this information to our Year 11 students...

Covid Vaccination: Half Term Pop-Up Sessions

We have been asked to share the following information about Covid Vaccination sessions over half term by the NHS Immunisation Team...

Mr Atkinson's Friday Message 11.02.22

Parking Notice

Five Rise Nursing Home.

Mr Atkinson's Friday Message 04.02.22

Written by Yr 10 Lucy Holt...