Bradford Christian School

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

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

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

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

  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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