This is a wonderful school. Both my son and daughter are currently pupils and they love it, as do…read morewe. It's an environment that has allowed them to flourish without any pressure. This has meant they now have a love of learning that they will hopefully have for the rest of their loves. The school's exterior is a bit shabby but inside the classrooms the dedicated teachers are doing an amazing job.

Looking at the place you have to laugh really. It looks like it could just fall apart. I spent my…read morewhole secondary school years here and to be honest, despite it being frail and old I really enjoyed my time here. The school is an all boys Roman Catholic secondary school and has a great reputation in Bradford. There are boys from ages 11 to 18 here and around 1200 students attend the school. It's in a small village not far from Bradford city centre. The standard of education here has always been very high and remains so to this day. There's talk of the school merging with the girls catholic school located just down the road, hence the new buildings popping up around the school. The teachers on the whole were pretty good there. It's a real top place to go to school!

The school is a large comprehensive school catering for years 7 - 13 It is over 2 schools main…read moreschool ( years 9-11 ) and 12-13 and lower school ( years 7 + 8 ) With over 1300 pupils this school has now taken on a technology college status. The school holds many clubs for its pupils and has many clubs that attend regular events around the county. All the pupils that i know go there and have attended seem to find it as a happy caring school.

This is a great little Nursery and Infants school. Although it is a Church of England run school,…read morethey don't discriminate against any faith and the population of the school is mostly of muslim faith. When you first take your child to St Chads it is like joining a big family. They encourage parents and other family members to get involved very early on. there is a very helpful family learning program as well as having all your regular coffee mornings and school fairs. In my time as a parent at the school I got to know all the teachers very well by first name terms and was always welcomed to help out with activities and trips. The other great things about the school is the head teacher Mrs Bull is always accessible to parents and children alike and she takes a hands on approach to running her school unlike other schools I have visited where the parents wouldn't even know what the head looked like. If you live in the area and are looking for a good start to your children's education I would pick St Chads and you will find it so hard to leave when they reach 7 years old but it will be all worth it.

I have removed my previous review here…read more There's no question the standard of teaching at Gateways is excellent in many areas, the 6th form in particular. The issue is that there are gaps in a lot of what the school does. My children attended Gateways but all came away with very negative feelings and vowed never to send their children here should the opportunity appear. All of them suffered bullying - an issue which wasn't uncommon - about which little was done. In one instance the school had full knowledge of what was going on and took little action towards the perpetrators. In addition to this should any criticism be directed towards any member of staff the school is quick to protect whoever it is. Some staff members behaved in poor fashion towards one of my children during an incident on a school trip but at a meeting with senior teachers to discuss this it was denied that any problem took place so no action was taken. After my children left I arranged to meet the head of the school governors to address the issues my children suffered. He appeared responsive to the issues but after our meeting and an email from me thanking him for his time I heard absolutely nothing. That was my last contact with the school. That's poor on any level. The headmistress at the time of writing was also very unresponsive to issues I raised during my children's time at Gateways. So I'm left with very mixed feelings concerning the school. On reflection I wouldn't have selected Gateways as there are many other good options in the area.

We moved our daughter from a very large school where she disappeared to Gateways where she is an…read moreindividual. She is noticed, her work paid attention to, her social interaction kept an eye on to ensure she is happy. I've had chatty calls from the school, just to check how she is getting on from my point of view! Fantastic!