JCB Academy sports kit for sports. For industrial safety the school tie is clip-on. The school pupils and teachers are divided into three houses, named Bamford (after JCB founder Joseph Cyril Bamford), Arkwright (after industrialist Richard Arkwright) and Royce (after Rolls-Royce founder Henry Royce). The house colours in school sports are yellow for Bamford, green for Arkwright and red for Royce. Students must also wear ties featuring these colours corresponding to their belonging house. JCB Academy The JCB Academy is a non-selective co-educational secondary school within the English University Technical College programme, in Rocester, Staffordshire, England. It specialises in engineering and business
Maurice Bamford Maurice Bamford Maurice Bamford is an English former professional rugby league footballer, and coach. He also went on to write several books on rugby league. Bamford was born Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He attended Sacred Heart Roman Catholic School in Leeds. He was introduced to rugby league in 1945 when he played for his school immediately after the end of the Second World War. He signed professional forms for Hull F.C. in 1953, but never played in the first team. He was transferred to Dewsbury in 1957 and returned to play amateur rugby league in 1964, having played