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Royal Navy Youth Engagement Session
Sixty Yr 10 students enjoyed hearing about how to be fully effective in combat, men and women in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines must be physically and mentally fit. They must also possess self-discipline, stamina, courage and a competitive…
Extra Curricular Timetable
As part of our offer to students and families, we offer a range of enrichment and extracurricular opportunities. Our offer helps students to develop independence, high self-esteem and effective communication skills, while allowing them to enjoy school. The full timetable…
Join us as a Local School Committee Member
This role provides an opportunity to engage with one of our schools with purpose, humility and integrity. We are looking for governance members who can support us in our mission to create remarkable schools where no child is left behind.…
Antarctica Flags 2026
In Geography, we designed our own Antarctica flags based on our learning about the continent of Antarctica. Designs included the Southern Lights. penguins and sea life. The Beckfoot Thornton flag travelled to Antarctica on the boat Erebus to Ryder Bay…
The UK Bebras Challenge
A few weeks ago, all of our Year 7, 8 and 9 students took part in the UK Bebras Challenge, an international computational thinking tournament, as part of their computing lessons. We’re proud to say that a number of our…
We’re Proud to Announce a Cyber SwitchUp 2025 Finalist!
Next week, Oliver in Year 10 will be taking part in the Cyber SwitchUp Finals 2025 at the University of Hull, having made it to the last few from over 4500 participants for the second year running. Oliver qualified after taking part in the preliminary round at school as part of his…
A Night at the Musicals!
We were thrilled to watch our students take part in our school show, ‘A Night at the Musicals’ on Wednesday this week. So much hard work had gone in! Huge congratulations to all that took part. We are very proud!
Year 10 Bradford College Experience Day
Year 10 students enjoyed their Bradford College Experience Day on the 25th of June. During the day they had an immersive experience including enrichment activities and workshops across two subjects of their choice .
One Trust Culture Day at Beckfoot Thornton
This week, Beckfoot Thornton was buzzing with excitement as we hosted our Beckfoot Trust Culture Day. The inspiration behind the One Trust Culture Day stems from invaluable feedback gathered through listening sessions with students across all Trust schools. During these…
Extracurricular activities after Easter
At Beckfoot Thornton, we are very proud of our after school offer. We offer a range of sports and activities after school including football (girls and boys), rugby (girls and boys), netball, badminton, cricket, rounders and dance. Our extracurricular activities…