The Mirfield Free Grammar
The Mirfield Free Grammar (also known as the MFG) and college is a secondary school in the town of Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England.
| Mirfield Free Grammar and Mirfield College | |
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| Address | |
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Kitson Hill Road , , WF14 9EZ England | |
| Coordinates | 53°41′12″N 1°42′09″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Mixed |
| Established | 1667 |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Department for Education URN | 136674 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Mrs L Barker |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 (including college) |
| Enrolment | 1,200 pupils (excluding college) |
| Website | Mirfield Free Grammar Website Mirfield College Website |
Patrick Stewart was a pupil at the MFG and, in September 2011, he opened the school as an academy - marking the schools break from Kirklees Council funding and receiving funds directly from the government. In 2013, a new extension was added to the sports centre which includes a dance studio and gym.[1]
Academic Standards
The school was rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in 2008 and again in 2012.[2] In 2017, the school was rated 'Requires Improvement' by Ofsted.[3]
In February 2020, the school was inspected again and was rated as 'Good' by Ofsted in all categories.The math department needs improvement. [4]
Notable former pupils
- Lee Blakeley, theatre director
- Talha Asmal, Britain's youngest suicide bomber, detonated a car at the Baiji oil refinery, Iraq's largest oil refinery, aged 27 in June 2015, when in the sixth form
Mirfield Secondary Modern School
- Sir Patrick Stewart, actor most widely known for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and its successor films, as Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men film series, and also for his prolific stage roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company
Former grammar school
- David Borrow, Labour MP from 1997-2010 for South Ribble
- Air Vice-Marshal John Brook, Director-General from 1991-94 of RAF Medical Services
- David Eagles, test pilot, first to fly the Panavia Tornado ADV in October 1979
- Prof Jack Nutting, Professor of Metallurgy from 1960-89 at the University of Leeds, President from 1977-78 of the Metals Society and from 1980-81 of the Institute of Metallurgists
- Sir Malcolm Walker CBE, founded Iceland Foods in 1970
References
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