Tong High School is a large multi-cultural 11 – 19 co-educational school which serves a wide area of south east Bradford. A Joint Sports College since 2001, in our recent redesignation as a single Specialist Sports College, we added Performance as our second subject. We are proud to be the hub school of the South Bradford Schools Sports Partnership. We have excellent facilities and a full programme of extra curricular activities. We are also part of the government’s Building Schools for the Future programme and expect to move in to our inspirational new building in September 2008.
Our Students
We have approximately 1450 students on roll, including 340 in our associated sixth form. In September 2002 we formed an association with our neighbours to establish Tong and Yorkshire Martyrs Sixth Form College (TYM), to broaden opportunities for post-16 students. Our A level pass rate is 100% and our GCSE results have placed us as one of the most improved schools in the country. Our student population embraces 16 different ethnic origins, ten different religions and nine different languages. We are proud that students of all abilities and cultures can mix and grow up in a safe environment where they are all encouraged to achieve success.
Our Staff
We have 102 teaching staff and 150 associate staff. At all times we look for people with the ability to enthuse, motivate and care for our students. ‘Team players’ with energy, stamina, good humour and a sense of humour ensure that we continue to develop professionally and are essentials for success. As an ‘early adopter’ of the Remodelling the Workforce initiative, we have embraced the Government’s agenda of ‘letting teachers teach’. Our aim is to ensure we open opportunities for associate staff so they can grow and develop in their roles. We provide training for all staff so that they become empowered to improve their practice and also influence others.
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted conducted a full inspection in January 2008. The full report can be found here
