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Allerton High School

Coordinates: 53°51′01″N 1°33′06″W / 53.85035°N 1.55166°W / 53.85035; -1.55166
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Allerton High School
The façade of the school, 2009
Address
Map
King Lane


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LS17 7AG

England
Coordinates53°51′01″N 1°33′06″W / 53.85035°N 1.55166°W / 53.85035; -1.55166
Information
Typecommunity school
Motto"Enabling young people to achieve success"
Established1939
Local authorityLeeds City Council
Department for Education URN108057 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherElaine Silson
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,540
Colour(s)  Green
Websitehttp://www.allertonhigh.org.uk

Allerton High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated around 500 metres north of the A6120 Leeds Outer Ring Road, north of the Moor Allerton shopping centre and east of St Stephen's church. The head teacher is Elaine Silson.[1]

History

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Grammar school

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The school was opened in 1939 as a girls' grammar school by the City of Leeds Education Committee. The school had previously been located on Harrogate Road, near Stainbeck Lane, since 1901,[2] and moved to Moor Allerton in 1939.

In the 1960s it had around 700 girls.

Comprehensive

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In 1972, boys were included in the student body and the school became a 13–18 comprehensive. It later became an 11–18 comprehensive, and in 1992 underwent a physical expansion.[3]

Current buildings

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The school moved into new buildings on 1 September 2008, and there was a formal opening by Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 28 November 2008.[4] Planning permission was granted on 30 July 2021 for the construction of four modular teaching blocks (eight classrooms vertically stacked in two pairs including associated stair pods) for temporary use over two years.[5]

Other information

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The school has a standard uniform, comprising a dark green V-necked top printed with the school logo, a white shirt, a green and white school tie, a dark green skirt (girls only) or black trousers (either sex), and black shoes (heels to be no higher than 5 cm) with black socks. A dark green or black headscarf may be worn.[6] The school is involved in the Excellence in Cities initiative. Its motto was formerly "In Minimis Fidelis" (Be faithful in little things)[7] but is now "Enabling Young People To Achieve Success".[8]

The new building includes a substantial multi-faith centre.[4]

The school was used in 2010 for the filming of Married Single Other, making it one of a small number in Leeds to be used on television including Allerton Grange School and Foxwood School.[citation needed]

Notable former pupils

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Girls' grammar school

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Allerton High School (2013). "Prospectus 2013-2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. ^ Chapel Allerton High and the school's head girls
  3. ^ Allerton High School (2009). "Allerton High School - School History". Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  4. ^ a b Leeds City Council Media Release[permanent dead link] Prime Minister Opens Allerton High School
  5. ^ Leeds City Council, Grant of Full Planning Permission, 30 July 2021, accessed via Leeds City Council's Public Access for Planning portal under reference no. 21/04232/FU
  6. ^ Allerton High School (2007). "Uniform". Retrieved 1 February 2009.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Dame Fanny Waterman (1920-2020)". www.leedspiano.com. The Leeds International Piano Competition. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Allerton High School Prospectus". www.allertonhigh.org.uk. Allerton High School. 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  9. ^ Lacey, Hester (25 October 2019). "Corinne Bailey Rae: 'The hardest thing was losing my first husband when I was 29'". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  10. ^ Yorkshire Post 3 April 2009
  11. ^ Yvonne Swann, www.marcopierrewhite.org Biography
  12. ^ Barry Millington (21 December 2020). "Dame Fanny Waterman obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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