Tong High School

Tong High School

Established	2008
Type	Foundation school
Head Teacher	Mr Stephen Curran
Location	Westgate Hill Street Bradford BD4 6NR Coordinates: 53°45′53″N 1°41′59″W / 53.764665°N 1.69981°W
Local authority	Bradford City Council
DfE number	380/4036
DfE URN	107366 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–19
Colours	Purple     Black     Green
Website	www.tongschool.co.uk

Tong High School is a mixed secondary school located on Tong Street, Tong, Bradford, England.

More than 1,600 students are enrolled at Tong High School. Tong is a school of modern teaching, and has a state-of-the-art educational faculty.^[1]

The Head teacher at Tong is Stephen Curran.

History

In 2008 Tong went through a major remodelling. A new building was built and after vacating, the old building was demolished.^[2]

Sport teams

Boy's sport teams include those for football, rugby, cricket, swimming, trampolining, badminton and athletics (indoor and cross country).^[3] Girl's sport teams include those for football, netball, rounders, gymnastics, swimming, cheerleading, trampolining, and athletics (indoor and cross country)

Notable former pupils

• Zayn Malik – former member of the boy-band One Direction^[4] and solo artist
• Fabian Delph – football player at Manchester City F.C. formerly, Aston Villa, Leeds United and Bradford City^[5]
• Melissa Steel – singer

See also

• List of schools in Bradford

References

1. "Tong High School". Tong High School. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
2. "New Tong High School opens doors". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
3. "Tong High School". Tong High School. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
4. "One Direction's Zayn Malik: I was caught with a BB gun at school". Now Magazine. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
5. "Tong High School wants to hear from former students". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

External links

• Tong High School official website