Trinity Academy Sowerby Bridge
Trinity Academy Sowerby Bridge is a mixed comprehensive secondary school in Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. More than 1,000 girls and boys are pupils at the school and it specialises in maths and computing.[1]
History
The school is on the site of the all boys Sowerby Bridge and District Secondary School, which opened on 7 May 1910 with 80 pupils, and which later became Sowerby Bridge Grammar School.[1][2] It
It later became Sowerby Bridge High School and in 2017 was renamed Trinity Academy Sowerby Bridge and brought under the same management as Trinity Academy Halifax.[3]
Alumni and notable staff
(Sowerby Bridge Grammar School)
- Arthur Comfort - Art teacher
- Roger Hargreaves - Author (Mr. Men)
- Sally Wainwright - TV drama writer[4]
- Stuart Townend - Musician, Hymn writer. Composer of "In Christ Alone"
- Peter Brook (painter) - Head of art, renowned painter, particularly of Pennine landscapes, elected Royal Society of British Artist 1962.
- Gemma Wilkinson - socialite
References
- Sowerby Bridge High Old Boy or Girl at Halifax Courier. Retrieved 25 May 2015
- "Milton Avenue, Sowerby Bridge". From Weaver to Web: Online digital archive of Calderdale history. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- "Failing school to be renamed after link-up with Trinity Academy". Halifax Courier. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- Sally Wainwright: My Yorkshire, Yorkshire Post, retrieved 5 October 2014
External links
- Official website pre-name-change
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