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It became Keighley Boys’ Grammar School (KBGS) on Alice Street at an unidentified date after 1922. A 1916 newspaper article calls it KT & GS and in 1922 pupil Harry Whitaker from Cowling was awarded a gold medal marked \u201cKT & GS Junior Champion 1922\u201dFollowing a fire in 1962 in the Mechanics’ Institute (which also provided the school with its assembly hall and some classrooms) new buildings were built in 1964. Parents and staff over a 4-year period also raised \u00a325,000 for the original swimming pool, now built over. On its move it became firstly and rather confusingly Keighley School for a few years despite still being a grammar, then in 1968 became Oakbank Grammar School with new uniform and oak leaf badge, when administered under Keighley Committee for Education. It is perhaps ironic that the name change to Oakbank Grammar coincided with its change to comprehensive status. Sixth form retained the green blazers with white stripes at this time, and a “third year sixth” was offered for Oxford and Cambridge candidates to prepare.Comprehensive[edit]It became a co-educational school in 1967 with one year’s intake of sixth form girls, then the following year in 1968 a comprehensive school for ages 14 to 18, under the new name Oakbank Grammar School. The move from a boys’ grammar school was phased over a few years with new co-ed comprehensive intakes in what was then known as the Fourth Form. It changed its name to Oakbank School in 1990. During the same period of time[further explanation needed] the school, with pupils aged 13 to 19, moved to its current site from Bronte Upper School. In 2000 it became a secondary school for 11- to 19-year-olds through a re-organisation of British schools.It became a Sports College in 1997, and gained Technology College accreditation in 2004.The school was visited by former Minister for Sport, Gerry Sutcliffe.[when?]Academy[edit]Previously a foundation school administered by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, in September 2016 Oakbank School converted to academy status and was renamed Beckfoot Oakbank. The school is now sponsored by the Beckfoot Trust.Curriculum[edit]The school has been graded as satisfactory or better in all areas of the curriculum in its last two Ofsted inspections. Around 52% of pupils achieved five A* to C grade passes at GCSE in 2008.Sixth form and Cove[edit]Oakbank pupils have the choice of staying on to sixth form for further study and to gain further qualifications. In 2003 the new six form block opened, facilitating a higher number of pupils. In 2004 the Cove Centre of Vocational Excellence building was opened to provide more spaceNotable former pupils[edit]Keighley Boys’ Grammar School[edit]Herbert Barritt OBE, cricketer and educatorAsa Binns, civil engineer[2]Gordon Bottomley, poetAsa Briggs, Baron Briggs, Chancellor of the Open University 1978\u201394, Vice-Chancellor 1967\u201376 of the University of Sussex. and Professor of History 1961\u201376Sir Herbert Butterfield, Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1959\u201361 and Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge 1955\u201368, Professor of Modern History 1944\u201363 at the University of Cambridge and President 1955\u201358 of the Historical AssociationSir Wilfred Cockcroft, mathematician, Vice-Chancellor 1976\u201382 of the New University of Ulster, Chief Executive 1983\u201388 of the Secondary Exams Council, and President since 1992 of the British Accreditation CouncilJohn Hatch, Baron Hatch of LusbySir Trevor Holdsworth CVO, Chairman of GKN 1980\u201388 and of National Power 1990\u201395, and Chancellor 1992\u201397 of the University of BradfordDavid Jeanes, rugby league playerJohn Moffatt, Provost 1987\u201393 of the Queen’s College, OxfordCaptain Sir Tom Moore, British Army officer, and fundraiser for the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]Don Mosey, sports journalist and cricket commentator for Test Match SpecialPeter Roe, rugby league player and coachSir Bracewell Smith, Conservative MP 1932\u201345 for DulwichLeonard James Spencer CBE, geologist and President 1936\u201339 of the Mineralogical SocietyNotable former staff[edit]Robert Westall, children’s author (taught art at boys’ grammar 1958\u201360)References[edit]External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki5\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki5\/beckfoot-oakbank-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Beckfoot Oakbank – Wikipedia"}}]}]