Sowerby Bridge High School
Sowerby Bridge High School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school in Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. More than 1,000 girls and boys are pupils at the school and it specialises in maths and computing.[1]
History
The school is on the site of the all boys Sowerby Bridge and District Secondary School, which opened on 7 May 1910 with 80 pupils, and which later became Sowerby Bridge Grammar School.[1][2]
Alumni and notable staff
(Sowerby Bridge Grammar School)
- Arthur Comfort - Art teacher
- Roger Hargreaves - Author (Mr. Men)
- Sally Wainwright - TV drama writer[3]
- Stuart Townend - Musician, Hymn writer. Composer of "In Christ Alone"
References
- 1 2 Sowerby Bridge High Old Boy or Girl at Halifax Courier. Retrieved 25 May 2015
- ↑ "Milton Avenue, Sowerby Bridge". From Weaver to Web: Online digital archive of Calderdale history. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ Sally Wainwright: My Yorkshire, Yorkshire Post, retrieved 5 October 2014
External links
Coordinates: 53°42′50″N 1°54′32″W / 53.7140°N 1.9088°W
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