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'''Carlton Bolling College''' is a [[co-educational]] [[secondary school]], located in [[Bradford]] in [[West Yorkshire]], England. It has more than 1,400 pupils.
'''Carlton Bolling College''' is a [[co-educational]] [[secondary school]], located in [[Bradford]] in [[West Yorkshire]], England. It has more than 1,400 pupils.


It is situated just off ''Otley Road'' ([[A658 road|A658]]).
It is situated just off Otley Road (A658).


==History==
==History==
[[File:flocktonhouse.jpg|thumb|Flockton House, 2014]]
[[File:flocktonhouse.jpg|thumb|Flockton House, 2014]]
There were originally two single-sex [[grammar school]]s. '''Carlton Grammar School''' (for boys) was on ''Manor Row'' in Carlton House. The former school site was destroyed in a fire in 1949. '''Bolling Girls' Grammar School''' opened in 1931 on ''[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1033774 Sheridan Street]'' next to [[Bolling Hall, Bradford|Bolling Hall]], although the address later became ''Flockton Road'' in [[East Bowling]]. By the early 1970s, the girls' school had 650 girls, with 100 in the sixth form; the boys' school had 500 boys with 60 in the sixth form. They merged in 1977 to become Carlton Bolling School. The former girls' school became [[Bolling College]] an [[adult education]] college, and [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/632392 Flockton House] which was demolished in 2015 to make way for housing.<ref name="CBMDC Planning Portal Website">{{cite web| url=https://planning.bradford.gov.uk/online-applications/files/9CE09A0291A6B678BFED22A35EE09124/pdf/14_03594_PND-NOTICE_OF_DEMOLITION-4035411.pdf| title=Notice of Demolition}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
There were originally two single-sex [[grammar school]]s. '''Carlton Grammar School''' (for boys) was on Manor Row in Carlton House. The former school site was destroyed in a fire in 1949. '''Bolling Girls' Grammar School''' opened in 1931 on Sheridan Street next to [[Bolling Hall, Bradford|Bolling Hall]], although the address later became Flockton Road in [[East Bowling]]. By the early 1970s, the girls' school had 650 girls, with 100 in the sixth form; the boys' school had 500 boys with 60 in the sixth form. They merged in 1977 to become Carlton Bolling School. The former girls' school became [[Bolling College]] an [[adult education]] college, and Flockton House, which was demolished in 2015 to make way for housing.<ref name="CBMDC Planning Portal Website">{{cite web| url=https://planning.bradford.gov.uk/online-applications/files/9CE09A0291A6B678BFED22A35EE09124/pdf/14_03594_PND-NOTICE_OF_DEMOLITION-4035411.pdf| title=Notice of Demolition}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


'''Bolling Girls' Grammar School''' had a student [[choir]] which was widely known and highly regarded around Bradford. The choir continued after the merger with '''Carlton Grammar School''' with membership open to female students. The choir was in high demand for performances at venues around the local area particularly during the Christmas period. It also performed at the annual [[Festival of Remembrance]] at [[St George's Hall, Bradford|St George's Hall]]. The repertoire consisted mostly of show tunes with a particular show being chosen each academic year e.g. [[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]. Traditional Christmas songs and carols were also performed as well as a special arrangement of [[Jingle Bells]]. More challenging musical pieces such as [[César Franck]]'s [[Panis angelicus]] were also included. In 1979 the choir participated in a [[student exchange]] with students from Bradford's German [[Twin cities|Twin City]] [[Mönchengladbach]]. The choir ceased to exist following the retirement of the music teacher responsible for it.
'''Bolling Girls' Grammar School''' had a student [[choir]] which was widely known and highly regarded around Bradford. The choir continued after the merger with '''Carlton Grammar School''' with membership open to female students. The choir was in high demand for performances at venues around the local area particularly during the Christmas period. It also performed at the annual [[Festival of Remembrance]] at [[St George's Hall, Bradford|St George's Hall]]. The repertoire consisted mostly of show tunes with a particular show being chosen each academic year e.g. [[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]. Traditional Christmas songs and carols were also performed as well as a special arrangement of [[Jingle Bells]]. More challenging musical pieces such as [[César Franck]]'s [[Panis angelicus]] were also included. In 1979 the choir participated in a [[student exchange]] with students from Bradford's German [[Twin cities|Twin City]] [[Mönchengladbach]]. The choir ceased to exist following the retirement of the music teacher responsible for it.


In the 1980s, under the leadership of Dr Mervyn Flecknoe, its modular curriculum, elected student councils, and three-session day with an emphasis on tutorial contact and continuity were picked out by HMI for praise and the school was included as a model case study by Mortimore and Mortimore (1991)"The Secondary Head: Roles, Responsibilities and Reflections". The name changed from Carlton Bolling Upper School to Carlton-Bolling College (for ages 13–19) and offered free places on post-16 courses to unemployed adults, with a free [[Day care|crèche]], to improve education in the Undercliffe area of Bradford. The intake of the school became overwhelmingly Muslim with many heritage languages during the late 1980s and early 1990s as the roll rose to 1400 students with a sixth form of 300. The College formed part of a consortium at sixth form level with Hanson Upper School and Eccleshill Upper School; a minibus took students to the location of post-16 courses which were planned across the three establishments.
In the 1980s, under the leadership of Dr Mervyn Flecknoe, its modular curriculum, elected student councils, and three-session day with an emphasis on tutorial contact and continuity were picked out by HMI for praise and the school was included as a model case study by Mortimore and Mortimore (1991)"The Secondary Head: Roles, Responsibilities and Reflections". The name changed from Carlton Bolling Upper School to Carlton-Bolling College (for ages 13–19) and offered free places on post-16 courses to unemployed adults, with a free [[Day care|crèche]], to improve education in the Undercliffe area of Bradford. The intake of the school became overwhelmingly Muslim with many heritage languages during the late 1980s and early 1990s as the roll rose to 1400 students with a sixth form of 300. The college formed part of a consortium at sixth form level with Hanson Upper School and Eccleshill Upper School; a minibus took students to the location of post-16 courses which were planned across the three establishments.


On 15 March 1993, the school featured in a ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'' documentary called ''A Class Apart'' about the emergence of an ''[[underclass]]'' in Asian communities in Britain, narrated by [[Martin Bashir]]. The headteacher complained to the [[Ofcom|Broadcasting Complaints Commission]] that the college was statistically misrepresented in a negative light. The BCC upheld three of his complaints.
On 15 March 1993, the school featured in a ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'' documentary called ''A Class Apart'' about the emergence of an ''[[underclass]]'' in Asian communities in Britain, narrated by [[Martin Bashir]]. The headteacher complained to the [[Ofcom|Broadcasting Complaints Commission]] that the college was statistically misrepresented in a negative light. The BCC upheld three of his complaints.


In September 2006, Carlton Bolling College acquired specialist college status for mathematics and computing.<ref name="lgcplus">{{cite web| url=http://www.lgcplus.com/news/100-more-specialist-schools/504975.article|title=Local Government Cronicle - 100 MORE SPECIALIST SCHOOLS}}</ref>
In September 2006, Carlton Bolling College acquired specialist college status for mathematics and computing.<ref name="lgcplus">{{cite web| url=http://www.lgcplus.com/news/100-more-specialist-schools/504975.article|title=Local Government Chronicle - 100 MORE SPECIALIST SCHOOLS}}</ref>


In 2014 BBC Radio Four implicated the school's involvement in the [[Trojan Horse scandal#Findings|Trojan Horse Scandal]] which enforces Islamist views through the board of governors.
In 2014 BBC Radio Four implicated the school's involvement in the [[Trojan Horse scandal#Findings|Trojan Horse Scandal]] which enforces Islamist views through the board of governors.
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===Bolling Girls' Grammar School===
===Bolling Girls' Grammar School===
* [[Mollie Hillam]], potter
* [[Mollie Hillam]], potter
* Prof [[Phyllis Hodgson]], Professor of English Language and Mediæval Literature from 1955-72 at [[Bedford College (London)]], winner of the [[Sir Israel Gollancz Prize]] in 1971
* Prof [[Phyllis Hodgson]], Professor of English Language and Mediæval Literature from 1955 to 1972 at [[Bedford College (London)]], winner of the [[Sir Israel Gollancz Prize]] in 1971
* [[Brenda Jagger]], author
* [[Brenda Jagger]], author


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[[File:A Rapier missile speeds towards its target during a live firing. Scotland. 17-06-2001 MOD 45137421.jpg|thumb|right|Rapier missile developed by Colin Baron, at [[British Aircraft Corporation|BAC]]'s Guided Weapons Division in [[Stevenage]] in the late 1960s]]
[[File:A Rapier missile speeds towards its target during a live firing. Scotland. 17-06-2001 MOD 45137421.jpg|thumb|right|Rapier missile developed by Colin Baron, at [[British Aircraft Corporation|BAC]]'s Guided Weapons Division in [[Stevenage]] in the late 1960s]]


* [[Colin Baron]], Director-General of Weapons Research at the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|MoD]] from 1976–81, and who with [[John Twinn]] invented and developed the (cheap but not so effective) [[Rapier (missile)|Rapier missile]] system, used in the [[Rapier (missile)#Combat history|Falklands War]] by the [[12th Regiment Royal Artillery]]
* [[Colin Baron]], Director-General of Weapons Research at the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|MoD]] from 1976 to 1981, and who with [[John Twinn]] invented and developed the (cheap but not so effective) [[Rapier (missile)|Rapier missile]] system, used in the [[Rapier (missile)#Combat history|Falklands War]] by the [[12th Regiment Royal Artillery]]
* [[Jeff Bland]], [[Michelin Guide|Michelin-starred chef]] at the [[Balmoral Hotel]] in Edinburgh<ref>[https://www.roccofortehotels.com/hotels-and-resorts/the-balmoral-hotel/restaurants-and-bars/number-one/about/ Jeff Bland]</ref>
* [[Jeff Bland]], [[Michelin Guide|Michelin-starred chef]] at the [[Balmoral Hotel]] in Edinburgh<ref>[https://www.roccofortehotels.com/hotels-and-resorts/the-balmoral-hotel/restaurants-and-bars/number-one/about/ Jeff Bland]</ref>
* [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/jun/27/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries Dave Brady], folk musician
* [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/jun/27/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries Dave Brady], folk musician
* [[Willie Brooke]], Labour MP from 1929-31 for [[Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Dunbartonshire]], and from 1935-39 for [[Batley and Morley (UK Parliament constituency)|Batley and Morley]]
* [[Willie Brooke]], Labour MP from 1929 to 1931 for [[Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Dunbartonshire]], and from 1935 to 1939 for [[Batley and Morley (UK Parliament constituency)|Batley and Morley]]
* [[Harry Corbett]] OBE, [[puppeteer]], inventor of [[Sooty]] (the longest running children's TV show in the UK)
* [[Harry Corbett]] OBE, [[puppeteer]], inventor of [[Sooty]] (the longest running children's TV show in the UK)
* Prof [[Albert Crewe]], Professor of Physics from 1963-96 at the [[University of Chicago]] and [[Enrico Fermi Institute]], and Director from 1961-67 of the famous [[Argonne National Laboratory]] (became a US citizen in 1961)
* Prof [[Albert Crewe]], Professor of Physics from 1963 to 1996 at the [[University of Chicago]] and [[Enrico Fermi Institute]], and Director from 1961 to 1967 of the famous [[Argonne National Laboratory]] (became a US citizen in 1961)
* Sir Fred Haigh, [[Cloth merchant|clothier]]
* Sir Fred Haigh, [[Cloth merchant|clothier]]
* [[Len Shackleton]], footballer
* [[Len Shackleton]], footballer
* Bernard Worsnop [[Institute of Physics|FInstP]], physicist and expert on [[X-ray]]s, who worked with [[Edward Victor Appleton|Edward Appleton]] at [[King's College London]], and was later headmaster from 1937-58 of [[Harris Academy St John's Wood|Quintin School]]
* Bernard Worsnop [[Institute of Physics|FInstP]], physicist and expert on [[X-ray]]s, who worked with [[Edward Victor Appleton|Edward Appleton]] at [[King's College London]], and was later headmaster from 1937 to 1958 of [[Harris Academy St John's Wood|Quintin School]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 06:11, 29 August 2024

Carlton Bolling
Address
Map
Undercliffe Lane

Bradford
,
West Yorkshire
,
BD3 0DU

England
Coordinates53°48′07″N 1°44′19″W / 53.80208°N 1.73867°W / 53.80208; -1.73867
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoExcellence for all
Established1977 [1]
Local authorityCity of Bradford
Department for Education URN147100 Tables
OfstedReports
Head of SchoolMohammed Azum
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1482
Websitehttp://www.carltonbolling.co.uk/

Carlton Bolling College is a co-educational secondary school, located in Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. It has more than 1,400 pupils.

It is situated just off Otley Road (A658).

History

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Flockton House, 2014

There were originally two single-sex grammar schools. Carlton Grammar School (for boys) was on Manor Row in Carlton House. The former school site was destroyed in a fire in 1949. Bolling Girls' Grammar School opened in 1931 on Sheridan Street next to Bolling Hall, although the address later became Flockton Road in East Bowling. By the early 1970s, the girls' school had 650 girls, with 100 in the sixth form; the boys' school had 500 boys with 60 in the sixth form. They merged in 1977 to become Carlton Bolling School. The former girls' school became Bolling College an adult education college, and Flockton House, which was demolished in 2015 to make way for housing.[2]

Bolling Girls' Grammar School had a student choir which was widely known and highly regarded around Bradford. The choir continued after the merger with Carlton Grammar School with membership open to female students. The choir was in high demand for performances at venues around the local area particularly during the Christmas period. It also performed at the annual Festival of Remembrance at St George's Hall. The repertoire consisted mostly of show tunes with a particular show being chosen each academic year e.g. South Pacific. Traditional Christmas songs and carols were also performed as well as a special arrangement of Jingle Bells. More challenging musical pieces such as César Franck's Panis angelicus were also included. In 1979 the choir participated in a student exchange with students from Bradford's German Twin City Mönchengladbach. The choir ceased to exist following the retirement of the music teacher responsible for it.

In the 1980s, under the leadership of Dr Mervyn Flecknoe, its modular curriculum, elected student councils, and three-session day with an emphasis on tutorial contact and continuity were picked out by HMI for praise and the school was included as a model case study by Mortimore and Mortimore (1991)"The Secondary Head: Roles, Responsibilities and Reflections". The name changed from Carlton Bolling Upper School to Carlton-Bolling College (for ages 13–19) and offered free places on post-16 courses to unemployed adults, with a free crèche, to improve education in the Undercliffe area of Bradford. The intake of the school became overwhelmingly Muslim with many heritage languages during the late 1980s and early 1990s as the roll rose to 1400 students with a sixth form of 300. The college formed part of a consortium at sixth form level with Hanson Upper School and Eccleshill Upper School; a minibus took students to the location of post-16 courses which were planned across the three establishments.

On 15 March 1993, the school featured in a Panorama documentary called A Class Apart about the emergence of an underclass in Asian communities in Britain, narrated by Martin Bashir. The headteacher complained to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission that the college was statistically misrepresented in a negative light. The BCC upheld three of his complaints.

In September 2006, Carlton Bolling College acquired specialist college status for mathematics and computing.[3]

In 2014 BBC Radio Four implicated the school's involvement in the Trojan Horse Scandal which enforces Islamist views through the board of governors.

Previously a community school administered by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, in June 2019 Carlton Bolling College converted to academy status.

Academic performance

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Carlton Bolling College Entrance

In March 2007, Carlton Bolling College was inspected by Ofsted and were ranked the first school in Bradford to get an outstanding result.[4][5][6]

In 2008, Carlton Bolling College 47.6% of students achieved 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE levels and 26% including English & Maths. Its average A/AS-Level points per students score was 442.1.[7]

From 29% 5A*-C with English and Mathematics in summer 2009, the results summer 2010 were at 36%. This significant uplift continued summer 2011 to 43%. This is a 14% improvement over 2 years. Summer 2010 student A levels average C,C,C; summer 2011 it has risen to an average of B,B,C per student with students moving on to a variety of university courses such as Law, Medicine, Engineering, Business, ICT, Health related studies, teaching and many more.

In the summer of 2014 Ofsted placed the school in 'special measures'.

Albert Crewe (right) at the Zero Gradient Synchrotron (ZGS), inventor of the scanning electron microscope in the late 1960s, winning the Duddell Medal and Prize in 1980

Notable former pupils

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Bolling Girls' Grammar School

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Carlton Grammar School

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Rapier missile developed by Colin Baron, at BAC's Guided Weapons Division in Stevenage in the late 1960s

References

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  • Sunday Times 5 February 1989
  • The Times, 14 November 1987
  1. ^ "A collection of references relating to Carlton Grammar School, Bradford, England".
  2. ^ "Notice of Demolition" (PDF).[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Local Government Chronicle - 100 MORE SPECIALIST SCHOOLS".
  4. ^ "Ofsted 2007 Inspection Report".
  5. ^ "Telegraph & Argus OFSTED News article".
  6. ^ "Telegraph & Argus OFSTED News article (video)".
  7. ^ "BBC Education League table - Performance results for Carlton Bolling College". BBC News. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  8. ^ Jeff Bland
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News items

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