Whitcliffe Mount School

Whitcliffe Mount School
Whitcliffe Mount School
Address
	Turnsteads Avenue; Cleckheaton; West Yorkshire, BD19 3AQ; England
Coordinates	53°43′35″N 1°43′42″W / 53.7265°N 1.7282°W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Together, we are proud to be our best
Established	22 September 1908
Local authority	Kirklees
Trust	SHARE Multi Academy Trust
Department for Education URN	149162 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Rebecca Hesmondhalgh
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	1,237 as of October 2023
Capacity	1250
Language	English
Houses	Wadsworth, Whiteley, Mowat, Clough, Grylls
Website	https://www.whitcliffemount.co.uk/

Whitcliffe Mount School is a mixed secondary school located in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, England.^[1]

History

It was established as Cleckheaton Secondary School in 1908 in temporary premises on Brooke Street. The school moved to its current location in the town in 1910 and was renamed Cleckheaton Secondary and Technical School. Under the Education Act 1944 the school became Whitcliffe Mount Grammar School, and when the school became comprehensive in 1973 it was renamed Whitcliffe Mount School.^[2]

Previously a voluntary controlled school administered by Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council,^[3] in September 2022 Whitcliffe Mount School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the SHARE Multi Academy Trust.^[4]

Academics

Whitcliffe Mount School offers GCSEs, BTECs and OCR Nationals as programmes of study for pupils.^[5]

Notable former pupils

Wendy Holden, writer and novelist
Sarah Holt, athlete^[6]
Paul Whitaker, cricketer
Nigel Scrutton, academic and biotechnology innovator
Reginald C. Sutcliffe, meteorologist, first Director of Research for the Meteorological Office
Lois Toulson, diver ^[7]

Whitcliffe Mount Grammar School

Jeff Butterfield, international rugby player
Nigel Weatherill, academic

References

^ "Home". whitcliffemount.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
^ "Information". whitcliffemount.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
^ "Whitcliffe Mount School – GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
^ "Share Multi Academy Trust – Our Academies". Sharemat.org. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
^ "Whitcliffe Mount School – the Curriculum". Retrieved 1 October 2022.
^ "Meet Olympic Torch bearer Sarah Holt". Batley and Birstall News. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ "Lois Toulson Diving – BBC Look North Thurs 18 June 2015" – via www.youtube.com.

External links

Whitcliffe Mount School official website

[1] "Home". whitcliffemount.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2015.

[2] "Information". whitcliffemount.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2015.

[3] "Whitcliffe Mount School – GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

[4] "Share Multi Academy Trust – Our Academies". Sharemat.org. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

[5] "Whitcliffe Mount School – the Curriculum". Retrieved 1 October 2022.

[6] "Meet Olympic Torch bearer Sarah Holt". Batley and Birstall News. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[7] "Lois Toulson Diving – BBC Look North Thurs 18 June 2015" – via www.youtube.com.

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