Manor Croft Academy

Manor Croft Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in the town of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England.
The school opened in 1955 as Earlsheaton High School. In 2003 the school gained specialist Technology College status, and was renamed Earlsheaton Technology College. The school converted to academy status in September 2013 and was renamed Manor Croft Academy. As of 2014, the school remains as Manor Croft Academy.
The school mainly draws its pupils from within a 10 mile radius in which there are areas of significant social and economic deprivation. Most pupils start school with lower than average levels of attainment, and a higher than average proportion is eligible for free school meals. The number of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is greater than that of similar schools. It is a Charter Mark school, and gained Healthy Schools gold award in July 2007, recently it has gained the Sportsmark award and Artsmark...