North Huddersfield Trust School Explained

North Huddersfield Trust School
Type:Foundation school
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Andrew Fell
Address:Woodhouse Hall Road
Location:Fartown
City:Huddersfield
Postcode:HD2 1DJ
County:West Yorkshire
Country:England
Coordinates:53.6659°N -1.7697°W
Local Authority:Kirklees
Urn:136502
Ofsted:yes
Enrolment:899
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16
Website:http://www.bbgacademy.com/

North Huddersfield Trust School (formerly Fartown High School) is a coeducational secondary school located in the Fartown area of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.[1]

Previously a community school administered by Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council, in September 2011 Fartown High School was formally closed and replaced with North Huddersfield Trust School on the same site. The school is now administered by North Huddersfield Trust.[2] The Trust's lead educational partner is Holmfirth High School. The other partners are Kirklees College, the University of Huddersfield and Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council.[3]

North Huddersfield Trust School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, as well as some vocational courses offered in conjunction with Kirklees College.[4] The school also has an adult education provision for the local community.[5]

Former teachers

Fartown High School

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Huddersfield Trust School. North Huddersfield Trust School. nhtschool.co.uk. 30 October 2015.
  2. Web site: North Huddersfield Trust School - GOV.UK . Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . 8 January 2023.
  3. News: Bid for new Huddersfield school given go-ahead. BBC News. 16 February 2011 . 30 October 2015.
  4. Web site: North Huddersfield Trust School - Curriculum. North Huddersfield Trust School. nhtschool.co.uk. 30 October 2015.
  5. Web site: North Huddersfield Trust School - Adult and Family Learning. North Huddersfield Trust School. nhtschool.co.uk. 30 October 2015.
  6. Huddersfield Examiner Saturday 20 September 1997, page 5
  7. Huddersfield Examiner Friday 20 June 1986, page 12