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{{Short description|Independent school in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England}}
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'''Bradford Christian School''' is based in [[Bradford]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It has been running since 1993 and is a private school. It keeps a high standard of discipline and moral standards with many lessons being taught around Christian principles. The headmaster is Phil Moon who helped found the school at the beginning. It helps sponsor trips to [[Romania]] every year for older students.
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| type = [[Independent school]]
| religious_affiliation = Christian
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'''Bradford Christian School''' is a [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private]] school situated in [[Bradford]], [[West Yorkshire]], England.<ref>{{cite web |url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/03/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/380_6110.stm |title =Bradford Christian School | publisher=[[BBC]] |date =15 January 2004}}</ref> It has a pre-school, primary, middle and upper school, and takes pupils from the age of 3 to 16 years old.<ref name="GIAS"/><ref>[http://bradfordchristianschool.com/ School Website Bradford Christian School's official school website]</ref> It has been in operation since 1993.<ref>{{cite web|title=EduBase - Bradford Christian School|url=http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=107461&myListCount=0&edubaseAllChildrenCentreDateGeneratedStr=18%2F04%2F2017+03%3A30&edubaseGovernanceLAMaintDateGeneratedStr=18%2F04%2F2017+02%3A31&edubaseGovernanceMATDateGeneratedStr=18%2F04%2F2017+02%3A30&edubaseGovernanceAcadDateGeneratedStr=18%2F04%2F2017+02%3A30&edubaseAllChildrenCentreFilename=edubaseallchildrencentre20170418.csv&edubaseGovernanceLAMaintFilename=governanceladata20170418.csv&edubaseGovernanceAllDateGeneratedStr=18%2F04%2F2017+02%3A30&edubaseAllStateFundedGeneratedStr=18%2F04%2F2017+03%3A39&edubaseAllAcademiesFreeFilename=edubaseallacademiesandfree20170418.csv&edubaseAllAcademiesFreeDateGeneratedStr=18%2F04%2F2017+03%3A36&edubaseAllFilename=edubasealldata20170418.csv&edubaseGovernanceMATFilename=governancematdata20170418.csv&edubaseAllStateFundedFilename=edubaseallstatefunded20170418.csv&edubaseAllDateGeneratedStr=18%2F04%2F2017+03%3A22&edubaseGovernanceAcadFilename=governanceacaddata20170418.csv&edubaseGovernanceAllFilename=governancealldata20170418.csv|website=www.education.gov.uk|accessdate=18 April 2017|language=en}}</ref>
The starting point in Bradford Christian School, is the simple fact that God loves the individual child. The teachers seek to share that love in all they do. That love is inspired by faith in Jesus Christ who gave his life for us. From that faith springs hope, which becomes an anchor to the soul as we go through life. The school seeks to impart Godly wisdom to the children, giving them a Christian world view or a perspective on life and relationships. Bradford Christian School offers a lasting foundation to your child's life based on Godly wisdom and a Biblical presentation of knowledge and understanding.


==School performance==


The school was inspected by [[Ofsted]] in 2016 and judged Inadequate.<ref name="Ofsted_2016">{{cite web |last1=Riozzi |first1=Philip |title=Bradford Christian School |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2634919 |publisher=Ofsted |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=2016}}</ref><ref name="Tel_Arg_2018">{{cite news |last1=Jagger |first1=David |title=Bradford Christian School rated Good by Ofsted, two years after being branded inadequate |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/17296663.bradford-christian-school-rated-good-ofsted-two-years-branded-inadequate |access-date=27 February 2023 |work=The Telegraph and Argus |date=14 December 2018}}</ref> It was inspected again in 2018 and judged Good.<ref name="Ofsted_2018">{{cite web |last1=Buckle|first1=Diane|title=Bradford Christian School |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50042417 |publisher=Ofsted |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=2018}}</ref><ref name="Tel_Arg_2018"/>
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[http://bradfordchristianschool.com/ School Website]


In 2023, the percentage of children at the school achieving [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSE]]s in English and maths at grade 5 or above was 50%, compared to 36% in Bradford as a whole and 45% nationally.<ref name="FCS_sec">{{cite web |title=Bradford Christian School - Secondary |url=https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/107461/bradford-christian-school/secondary |website=Find school and college performance data in England |publisher=Gov.UK |access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref>
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[[Category:Schools in West Yorkshire]]

==Challenge of Corporal punishment ban in schools==
In 2002 the school was one of a group of Christian schools which challenged the ban on corporal punishment in UK schools,<ref>{{cite news|url =http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,715476,00.html |title =Smacking a 'Biblical right', court told |newspaper = [[The Guardian]] |date = 14 May 2002|accessdate=24 March 2021}}</ref> citing [[Book of Proverbs|Proverbs]] Chapter 23:13&ndash;14: ''"Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die"'', but their case, [[R. (on the application of Williamson) v Secretary of State for Education and Employment]], was rejected by the Law Lords in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4293739.stm|title=Smacking ban challenge rejected|date=24 February 2005|work=BBC News|accessdate=14 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld200405/ldjudgmt/jd050224/will-1.htm |title=Judgments - Regina v. Secretary of State for Education and Employment and others (Respondents) ex parte Williamson (Appellant) and others |publisher=[[House of Lords]] |date=24 February 2005 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923215913/http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld200405/ldjudgmt/jd050224/will-1.htm |archivedate=23 September 2006 |accessdate=24 March 2021 }}</ref>

==Charity Commission inquiry==

In 2014 the [[Charity Commission for England and Wales|Charity Commission]] published an Inquiry into the school, as one of a number of "charities that were in default of their statutory obligations to meet reporting requirements by failing to file their annual documents for two or more years in the last five years", had been given a final warning and were still in default.<ref name="CC_2014">{{cite web |title=A statement of the results of the class inquiry into double defaulter charities in particular Bradford Christian School (registered charity number 1027573) |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/432847/bradford_christian_school.pdf |publisher=The Charity Commission |access-date=27 February 2023 |date=2014}}</ref><ref name="Civ_Soc_2014">{{cite news |last1=Mair |first1=Vibecka |title=Charity Commission mass inquiry into late filers drops to eight charities |url=https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/charity-commission-mass-inquiry-into-late-filers-drops-to-eight-charities.html |access-date=27 February 2023 |work=Civil Society |date=14 March 2014}}</ref> The report stated that the school's trustees response had been "whilst they had failed to submit accounts on time the charity was still functioning as a successful organisation, the trustees were keen to put things right and would not allow the situation to happen again".<ref name="CC_2014"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://bradfordchristianschool.com/ Official website]
*[https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/107461 Ofsted reports]
*{{EW charity|1027573}}

{{Schools in the City of Bradford}}

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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1993]]
[[Category:Schools in Bradford]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Christian schools in England]]




Latest revision as of 10:49, 27 August 2024

Bradford Christian School
Address
Map
Livingstone Road
Bolton Woods

Bradford
,
West Yorkshire
,
BD2 1BT

England
Coordinates53°49′11″N 1°45′37″W / 53.81982°N 1.76038°W / 53.81982; -1.76038
Information
TypeIndependent school
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1993
FoundersPhilip Moon & Audrey Moon[citation needed]
Local authorityCity of Bradford
Department for Education URN107461 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadmistressJane Prothero[1]
GenderCoeducational
Age3 to 16[1]
Enrolment139[1]
Capacity225[1]
Websitebradfordchristianschool.com

Bradford Christian School is a private school situated in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.[2] It has a pre-school, primary, middle and upper school, and takes pupils from the age of 3 to 16 years old.[1][3] It has been in operation since 1993.[4]

School performance

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The school was inspected by Ofsted in 2016 and judged Inadequate.[5][6] It was inspected again in 2018 and judged Good.[7][6]

In 2023, the percentage of children at the school achieving GCSEs in English and maths at grade 5 or above was 50%, compared to 36% in Bradford as a whole and 45% nationally.[8]

Challenge of Corporal punishment ban in schools

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In 2002 the school was one of a group of Christian schools which challenged the ban on corporal punishment in UK schools,[9] citing Proverbs Chapter 23:13–14: "Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with the rod, he will not die", but their case, R. (on the application of Williamson) v Secretary of State for Education and Employment, was rejected by the Law Lords in 2005.[10][11]

Charity Commission inquiry

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In 2014 the Charity Commission published an Inquiry into the school, as one of a number of "charities that were in default of their statutory obligations to meet reporting requirements by failing to file their annual documents for two or more years in the last five years", had been given a final warning and were still in default.[12][13] The report stated that the school's trustees response had been "whilst they had failed to submit accounts on time the charity was still functioning as a successful organisation, the trustees were keen to put things right and would not allow the situation to happen again".[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Bradford Christian School". Get Information about Schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Bradford Christian School". BBC. 15 January 2004.
  3. ^ School Website Bradford Christian School's official school website
  4. ^ "EduBase - Bradford Christian School". www.education.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ^ Riozzi, Philip (2016). "Bradford Christian School". Ofsted. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b Jagger, David (14 December 2018). "Bradford Christian School rated Good by Ofsted, two years after being branded inadequate". The Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  7. ^ Buckle, Diane (2018). "Bradford Christian School". Ofsted. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Bradford Christian School - Secondary". Find school and college performance data in England. Gov.UK. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Smacking a 'Biblical right', court told". The Guardian. 14 May 2002. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Smacking ban challenge rejected". BBC News. 24 February 2005. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
  11. ^ "Judgments - Regina v. Secretary of State for Education and Employment and others (Respondents) ex parte Williamson (Appellant) and others". House of Lords. 24 February 2005. Archived from the original on 23 September 2006. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  12. ^ a b "A statement of the results of the class inquiry into double defaulter charities in particular Bradford Christian School (registered charity number 1027573)" (PDF). The Charity Commission. 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  13. ^ Mair, Vibecka (14 March 2014). "Charity Commission mass inquiry into late filers drops to eight charities". Civil Society. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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