Garforth Academy
 | |
| Motto | "Reaching for Excellence" |
|---|---|
| Established | 1967[1] |
| Type | Academy |
| Headmaster | Andy Woodhouse |
| Location |
Lidgett Lane Garforth West Yorkshire LS25 1LJ England Coordinates: 53°47′17″N 1°23′31″W / 53.78799°N 1.39196°W |
| DfE URN | 136343 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 70 |
| Students | 1,950 |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website |
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Garforth Academy (formerly known as Garforth Comprehensive School until September 1992 and Garforth Community College until November 2010) is a secondary school and sixth form for pupils aged 11–18 and is located on Lidgett Lane (B6137) in Garforth, West Yorkshire, England.
The school been awarded the Artsmark (2002), Investors in People Award, (2003), Schools Achievement Award, (2003), Education Extra award, (2001), Sportsmark, (2002) and Beacon School status (2003), and OFSTED described the school in 2010 (before it changed to academy status) as an "outstanding school".[2]
In literature
In the book The Modfather, David Lines describes his time at the school in the late 1970s and early 1980s in great detail. He described the school as looking like a cold hard slab of institutionalised concrete and, after leaving a leafy Nottinghamshire grammar school, described his shock on his first day of the pupils wearing 'menacing boots' and watching his classmates 'literally kicking seven shades out of each other'.[3]
Academic performance
The school gets the best GCSE results in Leeds LEA according to the Yorkshire Evening Post. As a result of improvements in the past decade, The Head Teacher, Paul Edwards, received a Knighthood in the New Year Honours 2009 for services to local and national education.[4] The school has since got a new headteacher Andy Woodhouse.
Notable alumni
- Gabby Adcock (nee White), badminton, winner of the Gold Medal, at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, with husband Chris Adcock
- William Boyle (footballer), York City F.C.
- James Denny (diver), winner of the Silver Medal, in the Synchronised 10metre platform, at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, with Tom Daley
- Chris Silverwood, cricketer[5]
- Gary Keedy, cricketer[6]
- Lucy-Jo Hudson, actress
- Ryan Hudson, rugby league player
- Tommy Spurr, footballer
- Andrew White (musician), lead guitarist of the Kaiser Chiefs
- Mark Curry, television presenter
- Jenny Wallwork, badminton, playing partner of Nathan Robertson
- Danny Walton, rugby league player
References
- ↑ Garforth Community Arts College Official website
- ↑ Ofsted: Garforth Community College
- ↑ ISBN 978-0-09-947659-7
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58929. p. 1. 31 December 2008.
- ↑ Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Chris Silverwood
- ↑ Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Gary Keedy