Titus Salt School

Titus Salt School

Motto	Encouragement, Progression, Achievement
Established	1896
Type	Community school
Headteacher	Mr Ian Morrel
Founder	Sir Titus Salt
Specialism	Maths & Computing
Location	Higher Coach Road Baildon Shipley West Yorkshire BD17 5RH England Coordinates: 53°50′32″N 1°47′38″W / 53.84219°N 1.79399°W / 53.84219; -1.79399
Local authority	City of Bradford
DfE number	???/4074
DfE URN	107395 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Staff	140 (approx.)
Students	c. 1,387
Ages	11–18
Colours
Publication	A Pinch of Salt
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 as of September 2012 is Ian Morrel.

Academic standards

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]

Years 7-11

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/Textile Technology, 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/Textile Technology, Product Design, Geography, History, RE (Year 8 only), Ethics (Year 9 only) and Art.

Year 10 and Year 11 students are taught subjects that they have chose to take as a GCSE or BTEC. Core subjects (subjects that students must be taught) are: English, Maths, Science, PHSCE, Ethics, IT and PE.

The School

When Sir Titus Salt founded his School it was at a different site on Victoria Road Saltaire, opposite his Victoria Hall, where it was still located in the late 1940s/early 1950s. Prior to about 1945 the school was segregated into Boys and Girls, and was called Salts High Schools. In those days it was a 'grammar' School, unlike today when it is a 'Comprehensive' School.

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.

Awards

• Sportsmark 2007-08 award.
• International School Award 2007-10
• Investor in People^[2]

Notable alumni

• Adrian Boothroyd, former footballer and manager.^{[citation needed]}

Salt Grammar School

• Prof Richard Eastell, Professor of Bone Metabolism at the University of Sheffield
• William Gaskill, theatre director
• David Jefferies, motorcycle racer.^[3]
• Janet Ormondroyd, Chief Executive since 2008 of Bristol City Council
• Prof Ken Pounds CBE, Professor of Space Physics from 1973-2002 at the University of Leicester, Chief Executive from 1994-8 of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), and President from 1990-2 of the Royal Astronomical Society
• Marie Studholme, actress.^{[citation needed]}

References

Further reading

A century of model-village schooling: the Salt Grammar School, 1868-1968 by John Waddington-Feather. Bingley: Craven Enterprises, 1968.

External links

• Official site
• EduBase