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What is a School of Sanctuary?

The School of Sanctuary award is available to all schools in the Bradford district. The award recognises and rewards good practice. Schools need to:

  1. Learn about what it means to be seeking sanctuary and about the lives of asylum seekers and refugees in the UK.
  2. Embed this knowledge and understanding in the curriculum and the daily life of the school.
  3. Share this new knowledge with the school’s wider community.

Watch these three videos (a couple of minutes each) to find out more:

An Introduction to Schools of Sanctuary

The process to become a School of Sanctuary

The Schools of Sanctuary Criteria

The following document contains links to everything you need for the award process including templates, tools and resources:

Bradford Schools of Sanctuary checklist for accreditation

Awarded Schools

We are so proud of the schools across the Bradford District who have achieved the Schools of Sanctuary award. Our current Schools of Sanctuary are:

Atlas Community Primary School (awarded 2024)

Eastwood Community School (awarded 2024)

St Cuthbert and the first Martyrs’ (awarded 2016, 2021 & 2024)

Lilycroft Primary (awarded 2021 & 2024)

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary (awarded 2021 & 2024)

Lapage Primary (awarded 2019 and 2024)

Co-op Academy Penny Oaks (awarded 2023)

Westminster C of E Primary (awarded 2023)

Carlton Bolling (awarded 2015 and 2023)

Bradford Academy (awarded 2021)

Horton Park Primary (awarded 2017)

Dixons City Academy (awarded 2016)

Grange Technology college (awarded 2016)

Oasis Academy LP (awarded 2016)

Horton Grange Primary (awarded 2015)