| Motto | Consolatio , Progressio , Factum Encouragement, Progression, Achievement |
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| Established | 1896 |
| Type | Community school |
| Headteacher | Mrs Sue Mansfield |
| Founder | Sir Titus Salt |
| Specialism | Maths & Computing |
| Location | Higher Coach Road Baildon Shipley West Yorkshire BD17 5RH England |
| Local authority | City of Bradford |
| DfE number | ???/4074 |
| DfE URN | 107395 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 140 (approx.) |
| Students | c. 1,387 |
| Ages | 11–18 |
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| Former name | Salt Grammar School |
| Former pupils | Old Saltians |
| Website | www.titussaltschool.co.uk |
Titus Salt School formerly called Salt Grammar School located in Baildon, West Yorkshire, England is a former grammar school, now a mixed comprehensive school, for students aged 11–18. It is a specialist school in Mathematics and Computing. The Headteacher is Sue Mansfield.[1]
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The Ofsted report of their inspection of 31 January - 4 February 2005 said "Salt Grammar school is an effective school and specialist mathematics and computing college in which standards are rising. There is a way to go, but the school has an outstandingly clear sense of purpose and all the right measures are in place for all students to keep on doing well. Leadership and governance are very good. Parents and students are supportive of a school that provides a good quality of education, has a cost-effective sixth form and provides good value for money."[1]
Students are taught many subjects including:
Year 7 - Maths, Science, English, a Language (one of either French, Spanish or German), Music, PE, Opening Minds, IT, Food Technology/TextileTech, Product Design, Geography, History, RE and Art.
Year 8+9 - Maths, Science, English, two Languages (two out of French, Spanish and German), Music, PE, Performing Arts, IT, Food Technology/TextileTech, Product Design, Geography, History, RE and Art.
Year 10 and Year 11 students are taught subjects that they have chosen to take as a GCSE or BTEC. Core subjects (subjects that students must be taught) are: English, Maths, Science, PHSCE, RE, IT and PE.
Titus Salt School is a new school under the former Labour government's Building Schools for the Future scheme. Titus Salt School was shortlisted for the scheme and then won permission to build. In September 2008, the school opened to students and the old building (Salt Grammar School) was demolished shortly after.
Students from Salt and Holy Family Catholic School won a trip to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, in December 2005, after winning the Keighley College's Science, Technology and Aeronautics Regional (STAR) Centre Challenge.[2]
A century of model-village schooling: the Salt Grammar School, 1868-1968 by John Waddington-Feather. Bingley: Craven Enterprises, 1968.