It has 840 pupils

Famous names from the school’s past include (from right) Olympic runner Derek Ibbotson, actor Gorden Kaye and England cricketer Ryan Sidebottom.

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00:00, 26 FEB 2008
Updated00:58, 13 JUL 2013

Famous names from the school’s past include (from right) Olympic runner Derek Ibbotson, actor Gorden Kaye and England cricketer Ryan Sidebottom.

The school’s charter was granted by King James 1 in 1608.

The charter was lost and only reunited by chance with the school in 1952 during a visit to Leeds.

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