Bingley Grammar School
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| Motto | Passing on the torches of learning Lampada Tradere Nostrum Est |
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| Established | 1529 |
| Type | Voluntary Aided community school |
| Headmaster | Luke Weston |
| Chair of Governors | Chris Quinn |
| Location |
Keighley Road Bingley West Yorkshire BD16 2RS England Coordinates: 53°51′21″N 1°50′46″W / 53.85579°N 1.84604°W |
| Staff | 467 |
| Students | 1,935 (1st-5th form) 370 (in 6th form) |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Milner, Oldfield, Sunderland, Wooller |
| Colours | Binglian red, navy, black |
| Publication | The Torch (monthly) |
| Mascot | Torch |
| Website | Bingley Grammar School Website |
Bingley Grammar School (BGS) is a Voluntary aided school for both boys and girls from the ages of 11–18 and is located on the outskirts of Bingley, West Yorkshire, England.
Bingley Grammar School was a specialist school for Business & Enterprise from 2006 to 2011. Due to this, students had previously been required to take Business at GCSE but since the 2010 introduction of the English Baccalaureate this is now not mandatory (but still heavily recommended by the school).
Bingley Grammar School's long tradition stems from its foundation in 1529, when a series of wealthy benefactors from among the people of Bingley provided a trust to support the education of the young people of the town.
Today, four hundred and eighty years later, the Foundation Trust Governors still meet each term to manage the assets of the trust, and to ensure that the proceeds are used to enhance the education of pupils of the School, now back to its former 'Voluntary Aided' status. From 2006 to 2011 the school was a Business and Enterprise college, assisted mainly by the voluntary and the Foundation.
The school received media attention in September 2009 when it required female pupils to wear trousers.
In November 2009 two teachers were suspended after it emerged that they accompanied pupils to a live sex show at a bar during a school trip to Bangkok's notorious red light district. As of February 2010 they were back working at the school.
In 2010 the previous headteacher, Mr Chris Taylor, resigned to become the headmaster for a school in West Sussex (Steyning Grammar School). He left during the Easter holidays. The new headteacher, Julia Wright, previous deputy head of Dixon's Academy, took over in September 2010. Between these two periods, Luke Weston, deputy head, was the acting headteacher. In March 2012 the quarterly school magazine 'Enterprising Times' stopped production and the e-publication 'The Torch' replaced it in a move to reduce paper consumption in the school. In 2012 the Vivo Miles system was introduced at the school.
The school works on a "house" system, the four houses named after the four founders of the school in 1529. These are Wooller, Milner, Sunderland (introduced in 1952) and Oldfield (introduced in 1967). Pupils can be identified as members of their house by one of the stripes on their ties - Red for Wooller, Blue for Milner, Green for Sunderland, and Yellow for Oldfield.
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