Carlton Keighley

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Carlton Keighley
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Address
Carlton Keighley
Green Head Road


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BD20 6EB

England
Coordinates 53°52′47″N1°54′55″W / 53.8797°N 1.9154°W / 53.8797; -1.9154 Coordinates: 53°52′47″N1°54′55″W / 53.8797°N 1.9154°W / 53.8797; -1.9154
Information
Type Academy
Local authority Bradford City Council
TrustCarlton Academy Trust
Department for Education URN 136198 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment676 as of February 2023
Website http://uak.org.uk/

Carlton Keighley (formerly Greenhead Grammar School, Greenhead High School and then University Academy Keighley) is a coeducational secondary school located in Utley (a suburb of Keighley), in the English county of West Yorkshire. [1]

Previously a community school administered by Bradford City Council, Greenhead High School converted to academy status in September 2010 and was renamed University Academy Keighley. The school was then sponsored by the University of Bradford and Bradford City Council. It became part of the Bradford based Carlton Academy Trust in 2022 and was renamed Carlton Keighley.

Carlton Keighley offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils. Facilities at the school are also available for use by the local community outside school hours. [2]

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References

  1. "UAK - University Academy Keighley". uak.org.uk.
  2. "Activities, Events, Sports, Concerts, Theatre, Space Hire: The Venue @ University Academy Keighley (UAK)". https://carltonacademytrust.co.uk/our-academies/ .{{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)