Bradford Grammar School
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Bradford Grammar School (BGS) is a co-educational, independent school
in Frizinghall, Bradford
, West Yorkshire
. Headmaster, Stephen Davidson is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
(HMC). The school was founded in 1548 and granted its Charter
by King Charles II
in 1662. Entrance is by examination, except for the Sixth Form, where admission is based on GCSE results.
The school motto
is (Do This).
Current senior school fees are up to £10,880 per annum and means-tested bursaries are available to help with fees.
The school grounds have been used as a helicopter landing ground by the royal family when they are visiting the local area due to its large fields. The most recent landing was by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
, who paid an extended visit to the school
In 2007, the pass rate for GCSE (Grades A* - C) was 97%, which was equalled by the A-Level students. 31 courses are offered for A-Levels, and 97% of sixth-form pupils went on to study further education or deferred a year. The standard requirement for entry to the sixth form is nine B grades at GCSE, in 2008 the lower sixth had an average equivalent to ten A grades at GCSE.
The pupil to teacher ratio is 15:1, and class sizes start at around 20 in the first year and are often below 10 by the final year. There are currently 925 pupils in the Senior School, including 276 in the Sixth Form and 188 in the Junior School (Clock House). The school became fully co-educational in September 1999, and girls now make up 30% of the school population. Currently there are 94 members of staff at the school, 17 of whom are part-time.
In 2001 the school built a multi-million pound Sixth Form Centre, funded primarily by Roger Evans and pupils' fund-raising including a cafe in the new sixth form centre, nicknamed 'Angie's'. Paul Hockney, brother of artist David Hockney
, funded the large theatre, where many school productions are performed, adjacent to the sports hall. The school's computing facilities have been updated regularly in the past few years, and the school now has ten IT suites. Pupils have access to their files and email from home, by remote login and most pupils have access to the internet and email throughout the day, and sixth formers have an IT room with printer in the Sixth Form Centre that can be used at any time. The school has a Design Technology department with 2 workshops, 3 classrooms and 2 CAD suites and an electronics department, and in 2006 BGS had the best electronics A-Level results in the country. The school has a science suite building with five Chemistry labs, four Biology labs, and seven Physics labs.
The grammar school also has a classics department; it is compulsory for all pupils to study Latin for two years, and pupils can choose to go on to study Latin, Classical Civilisation or Ancient Greek to A-Level. In Modern Languages, pupils have the option to study Japanese, Chinese (not to GCSE or A level standard), Russian, Spanish, French and German, and the school has a laboratory to facilitate the active learning of modern languages. There are twenty networked computers, all equipped with language software that allows pupils to speak to a member of staff, as well as to be paired up to perform role-plays.
, and for girls it is netball, but there are opportunities to take part in other sports including squash, tennis, table-tennis, cross-country, swimming, canoeing, sailing, cricket, golf and rowing, on the River Aire
. All students have a choice of which sport they would like to do and they can take up this sport on Wednesday afternoon when school ends at 12.45pm.
The school recently built a new all-weather pitch over the old running track, and since the completion, hockey has become very popular. Along with the astro-turf, the school also built four new tennis courts, making the total number of tennis courts nine. The school also had a new £1,000,000 pavilion built in 2008. The school has two squash courts (each with their own showers and changing rooms) that also have been revamped in the last few years. BGS has five rugby pitches, and many national tournaments are held in the grounds. The sports hall is large and has recently been refloored. The school has an equipped gym with rowing machines, cycling machines, a treadmill and weights although modernisation is needed. The school also has a climbing wall, climbing is a popular Wednesday afternoon activity. The school has a modern swimming pool, where swimming and water polo fixtures and training are often held, and a further senior gym for basketball.
. In the 1970s, this was reduced to just the Army contingent. However, in recent years the numbers have swelled and the RAF section has been reopened, and pupils now regularly fly and partake in RAF courses. The school owns its own 25 metre shooting range. In later years, The CCF has been regenerated by the efforts of Squadron leader
Dheeraj Bhasin. Bhasin has served as a pilot
in the Royal Air Force
and has being the commandant of the Jaguar Weapons Training School and Head of Fast Jets He has also served in Kosovo
and taken a major role in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
, the best record of any school in England, and former pupils of the school have reached the Grand Final of the World Universities Debating Championships.
's works are on display in public and private areas of the school. The music suite has several practice rooms and holds concerts throughout the year including some with major orchestral works, some featuring one instrument and some featuring the musicians of a particular year group. A musical is staged every year and rock and folk concerts end the year. The Hockney Theatre hosts a programme through the year and a full-time technician manages a student production team to service the performances. Curriculum evenings by the lower school drama groups or the A-Level Theatre Studies groups are placed between plays written specifically for pupils, Shakespeare performances, comedies and musicals. Recent productions have included Oliver!
, Grease
, Hedda Gabler
, As You Like It
, Blood Brothers, The Merchant of Venice
, Peer Gynt
and The Merry Wives of Windsor
. In March 2007 the BGS Dramatic Society staged The Wiz
, a jazz version of The Wizard of Oz
.
The school also regurlarly takes part in charity fundraising events such as Children In Need and Comic Relief.
prevented the building from being opened as a school. During the war, the main school building was used as a Primary Training Centre, and there is still evidence of this around the building. During this time, many of the pupils from BGS were evacuated to Settle
and returned when the building was released from army occupation and completed. Inside the school there is a large memorial to the former pupils who died in the war.
Independent school (UK)
An independent school is a school that is not financed through the taxation system by local or national government and is instead funded by private sources, predominantly in the form of tuition charges, gifts and long-term charitable endowments, and so is not subject to the conditions imposed by...
in Frizinghall, Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
. Headmaster, Stephen Davidson is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 243 leading day and boarding independent schools in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and the Republic of Ireland...
(HMC). The school was founded in 1548 and granted its Charter
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
by King Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
in 1662. Entrance is by examination, except for the Sixth Form, where admission is based on GCSE results.
The school motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
is (Do This).
Current senior school fees are up to £10,880 per annum and means-tested bursaries are available to help with fees.
The school grounds have been used as a helicopter landing ground by the royal family when they are visiting the local area due to its large fields. The most recent landing was by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
The Duke of Kent graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 29 July 1955 as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys, the beginning of a military career that would last over 20 years. He was promoted to captain on 29 July 1961. The Duke of Kent saw service in Hong Kong from 1962–63...
, who paid an extended visit to the school
Education
The pupil to teacher ratio is 15:1, and class sizes start at around 20 in the first year and are often below 10 by the final year. There are currently 925 pupils in the Senior School, including 276 in the Sixth Form and 188 in the Junior School (Clock House). The school became fully co-educational in September 1999, and girls now make up 30% of the school population. Currently there are 94 members of staff at the school, 17 of whom are part-time.
Facilities
Work was recently completed on a new sports pavilion.In 2001 the school built a multi-million pound Sixth Form Centre, funded primarily by Roger Evans and pupils' fund-raising including a cafe in the new sixth form centre, nicknamed 'Angie's'. Paul Hockney, brother of artist David Hockney
David Hockney
David Hockney, CH, RA, is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer, who is based in Bridlington, Yorkshire and Kensington, London....
, funded the large theatre, where many school productions are performed, adjacent to the sports hall. The school's computing facilities have been updated regularly in the past few years, and the school now has ten IT suites. Pupils have access to their files and email from home, by remote login and most pupils have access to the internet and email throughout the day, and sixth formers have an IT room with printer in the Sixth Form Centre that can be used at any time. The school has a Design Technology department with 2 workshops, 3 classrooms and 2 CAD suites and an electronics department, and in 2006 BGS had the best electronics A-Level results in the country. The school has a science suite building with five Chemistry labs, four Biology labs, and seven Physics labs.
The grammar school also has a classics department; it is compulsory for all pupils to study Latin for two years, and pupils can choose to go on to study Latin, Classical Civilisation or Ancient Greek to A-Level. In Modern Languages, pupils have the option to study Japanese, Chinese (not to GCSE or A level standard), Russian, Spanish, French and German, and the school has a laboratory to facilitate the active learning of modern languages. There are twenty networked computers, all equipped with language software that allows pupils to speak to a member of staff, as well as to be paired up to perform role-plays.
Sport
The school's first sport for boys is rugby unionRugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, and for girls it is netball, but there are opportunities to take part in other sports including squash, tennis, table-tennis, cross-country, swimming, canoeing, sailing, cricket, golf and rowing, on the River Aire
River Aire
The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England of length . Part of the river is canalised, and is known as the Aire and Calder Navigation....
. All students have a choice of which sport they would like to do and they can take up this sport on Wednesday afternoon when school ends at 12.45pm.
The school recently built a new all-weather pitch over the old running track, and since the completion, hockey has become very popular. Along with the astro-turf, the school also built four new tennis courts, making the total number of tennis courts nine. The school also had a new £1,000,000 pavilion built in 2008. The school has two squash courts (each with their own showers and changing rooms) that also have been revamped in the last few years. BGS has five rugby pitches, and many national tournaments are held in the grounds. The sports hall is large and has recently been refloored. The school has an equipped gym with rowing machines, cycling machines, a treadmill and weights although modernisation is needed. The school also has a climbing wall, climbing is a popular Wednesday afternoon activity. The school has a modern swimming pool, where swimming and water polo fixtures and training are often held, and a further senior gym for basketball.
Cadet Force
As an alternative or a supplement to extracurricular sport, the school maintains a volunteer Combined Cadet ForceCombined Cadet Force
The Combined Cadet Force is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. Its aim is to "provide a disciplined organisation in a school so that pupils may develop powers of leadership by means of training to promote the qualities of responsibility, self reliance,...
. In the 1970s, this was reduced to just the Army contingent. However, in recent years the numbers have swelled and the RAF section has been reopened, and pupils now regularly fly and partake in RAF courses. The school owns its own 25 metre shooting range. In later years, The CCF has been regenerated by the efforts of Squadron leader
Squadron Leader
Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is also sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank structure. In these...
Dheeraj Bhasin. Bhasin has served as a pilot
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
in the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
and has being the commandant of the Jaguar Weapons Training School and Head of Fast Jets He has also served in Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
and taken a major role in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Debating
The school is known at national level for its competitive debating teams. Three pupils over the past five years have been selected for the England Schools' Debating team which competes at the World Schools Debating ChampionshipsWorld Schools Debating Championships
The World Schools Debating Championships is an annual English-language debating tournament for high school-level teams representing different countries.In recent years, the championships have involved teams from over 40 nations each year.-History:...
, the best record of any school in England, and former pupils of the school have reached the Grand Final of the World Universities Debating Championships.
Music
The school has many musical groups and clubs including an orchestra, folk group, early music group, choir, junior orchestra, windband, samba band and string group. As well as this pupils can have private music lessons in school.Other
The school has a science club for the junior years, a physics group for sixth formers and a biology club, all of which meet regurlarly at lunchtimes. Pupils take part in the maths team challenge, maths challenge and olympiad, physics challenge and chemistry olympiad every year.Arts
The interior walls of the school are decorated with artwork by pupils and a number of David HockneyDavid Hockney
David Hockney, CH, RA, is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer, who is based in Bridlington, Yorkshire and Kensington, London....
's works are on display in public and private areas of the school. The music suite has several practice rooms and holds concerts throughout the year including some with major orchestral works, some featuring one instrument and some featuring the musicians of a particular year group. A musical is staged every year and rock and folk concerts end the year. The Hockney Theatre hosts a programme through the year and a full-time technician manages a student production team to service the performances. Curriculum evenings by the lower school drama groups or the A-Level Theatre Studies groups are placed between plays written specifically for pupils, Shakespeare performances, comedies and musicals. Recent productions have included Oliver!
Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
, Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
, Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler is a play first published in 1890 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The play premiered in 1891 in Germany to negative reviews, but has subsequently gained recognition as a classic of realism, nineteenth century theatre, and world drama...
, As You Like It
As You Like It
As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published in the folio of 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility...
, Blood Brothers, The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice is a tragic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps most remembered for its dramatic...
, Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt is a five-act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, loosely based on the fairy tale Per Gynt. It is the most widely performed Norwegian play. According to Klaus Van Den Berg, the "cinematic script blends poetry with social satire and realistic scenes with surreal ones"...
and The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare's only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life...
. In March 2007 the BGS Dramatic Society staged The Wiz
The Wiz
The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of African American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 at the Morris A...
, a jazz version of The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (adaptations)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a 1900 novel by L. Frank Baum, which has been adapted into several different works, the most famous being the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland...
.
Annual Events
Founders day is an annual event held at Bradford Cathedral to remember the start of the school and notable characters from its history. attendance is compulsory for 1st to 4th years and some of the 6th form. Prize giving is held in the Price hall. A number of speeches from a guest (the guest in 2008 was Lord (Digby) Jones of Birmingham), the chairman of the governors and the headmaster are given. Then prizes are presented to those who have performed well at any aspect of school life. The spring fair is held around the whole school, and has many stalls and entertaining activities, especially the army assault course and the drama workshops. This year it is held on Saturday, 8 May at the school.The school also regurlarly takes part in charity fundraising events such as Children In Need and Comic Relief.
World War II
The 'new' school building in Frizinghall was actually completed in 1939, however the start of World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
prevented the building from being opened as a school. During the war, the main school building was used as a Primary Training Centre, and there is still evidence of this around the building. During this time, many of the pupils from BGS were evacuated to Settle
Settle
Settle is a small market town and civil parish within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is served by the Settle railway station, which is located near the town centre, and Giggleswick railway station which is a mile away. It is from Leeds Bradford Airport...
and returned when the building was released from army occupation and completed. Inside the school there is a large memorial to the former pupils who died in the war.
Frizinghall station
Frizinghall station closed in 1965 and remained closed for 22 years. During this time, staff and pupils at the school campaigned hard to get the station reopened. In the end, it was due to the efforts of an English teacher, the late Robin Sisson that the station was reopened. Now, over half of the passengers travelling on the Bradford lines alight or embark at Frizinghall station.Alumni
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and art gallery owner - Nick ToczekNick ToczekNick Toczek is a British writer and performer working variously as poet, journalist, magician, vocalist, lyricist and radio broadcaster. He was raised in Bradford and then took a degree in Industrial Metallurgy at Birmingham University where he began reading and publishing his poetry...
(born 1950), writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and performer - Richard NerurkarRichard NerurkarRichard David Nerurkar MBE is a former track and field athlete from Great Britain, competing in the long-distance running events....
, marathonMarathonThe marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
and 10,000 metres runner - Boris RankovBoris RankovBoris Rankov is a professor of Roman history at Royal Holloway, University of London. He was born August 9, 1954.Educated at Bradford Grammar School , then subsequently Corpus Christi College, Oxford , Professor Rankov is perhaps best known for his participation in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race,...
(born 1954), Professor of Roman History at Royal Holloway, University of London; 6-time Boat Race winner with Oxford - John Bainbridge WebsterJohn Bainbridge WebsterProfessor John B. Webster, MA, PhD, DD, FRSE is a notable contemporary British theologian of the Anglican communion writing in the area of systematic, historical and moral theology...
(born 1955), Chair of Systematic Theology at King's College, University of AberdeenUniversity of AberdeenThe University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world... - David WoottonDavid WoottonDavid Wootton is the 684th Lord Mayor of London, from 2011 to 2012. He is the Alderman of the Ward of Aldersgate.-Early life:...
(born 1958), Lord Mayor of London - Roger MoseyRoger MoseyRoger Mosey is a British broadcasting executive who is currently working as the BBC's Director of London 2012 Olympic Games coverage....
(born 1958), Head of BBC Television News - John Mann (politician)John Mann (politician)John Mann is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Bassetlaw since 2001, after the retirement of previous MP Joe Ashton.John Mann serves on the Treasury Select Committee...
, (born 1960), Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Bassetlaw - Ashley MetcalfeAshley MetcalfeAshley Anthony Metcalfe was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1983 to 1995, and Nottinghamshire in 1996 and 1997...
(born 1963), former Yorkshire County Cricket ClubYorkshire County Cricket ClubYorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
cricketer - Adrian MoorhouseAdrian MoorhouseAdrian David Moorhouse MBE is a British former swimmer who dominated British swimming in the late 1980s. He won the 100 m breaststroke gold medal at the Seoul Olympics. Since then Moorhouse, a former pupil of Bradford Grammar School, has translated his sporting success to a successful career...
(born 1964), OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
gold medallist swimmer - Dylan Wilk (born 1974), humanitarian and entrepreneur
- Robert HardyRobert Hardy (bassist)Bob Hardy is the bassist for the Glasgow based band, Franz Ferdinand.-Biography:...
(born 1980), bassist of Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand (band)Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish post-punk revival band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson .The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached #3 in... - Dan ScarbroughDan ScarbroughDan Scarbrough is a rugby union player who plays on the wing or full back for Racing Métro.He was National Division One leading try scorer with Wakefield for two seasons before moving to Leeds Tykes where he continued his try scoring exploits, finishing second in the 2001/2002 list of Zurich...
(born 1978), England rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player (Full back / Wing) - Charlie HodgsonCharlie HodgsonCharles Christopher Hodgson is an English rugby union footballer. He plays fly-half for Saracens and England. He is also the leading Premiership points scorer of all time.-Early years:...
(born 1980), England rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player (Fly half) - Uzair MahomedUzair MahomedUzair Mahomed is a South African born English cricketer. Mahomed is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province and educated in England at Bradford Grammar School and Woodhouse Grove School.Mahomed played a single Minor Counties...
(born 1987), cricketer - Alistair BrownleeAlistair BrownleeAlistair Edward Brownlee is an English triathlete who is the reigning, and back-to-back, ETU European Triathlon champion and a two time Triathlon World Champion having regained the title he first won in 2009 in 2011 in Beijing....
(born 1988) British triathlete; brother of Jonathan Brownlee. - Jonathan BrownleeJonathan BrownleeJonathan Brownlee is a professional English duathlete and triathlete. Brownlee is the two time and reigning World Sprint Triathlon Champion and is the former Under 23 Trathlon World Champion...
(born 1990) British triathlete; brother of Alistair Brownlee. - Georgie HenleyGeorgie HenleyGeorgina Helen "Georgie" Henley is a British teen actress. She is known for her portrayal of Lucy Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia film series, for which she won the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth Female in a Lead or Supporting Role in The Lion, the Witch...
(born 1995) British Teen Actress; current pupil