Allerton High School

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Allerton High School
AllertonHigh1.jpg
The façade of the school, 2009
Address
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King Lane

Alwoodley
Leeds
,
West Yorkshire
,
LS17 7AG

England
Coordinates53°51′01″N 1°33′06″W / 53.85035°N 1.55166°W / 53.85035; -1.55166Coordinates: 53°51′01″N 1°33′06″W / 53.85035°N 1.55166°W / 53.85035; -1.55166
Information
TypeComprehensive community school
Motto"Enabling young people to achieve success"
Established1939
Local authorityLeeds
SpecialistBusiness & Enterprise
Department for Education URN108057 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherMrs E. Silson
GenderMixed
Age11 to 19
Enrolment1,150
Colour(s)Green
Websitehttp://www.allertonhigh.org.uk

Allerton High School Business and Enterprise is an 11-19 comprehensive school in Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England specialising in Business and Enterprise. 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 Mrs Elaine Silson.[1]

History[]

Grammar school[]

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[]

In 1972, boys were included in the student body and the school became a 13–18 comprehensive. It later became an 11–19 comprehensive, and in 1992 underwent a physical expansion.[3]

Current buildings[]

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[]

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 "In Minimis Fidelis" until 2004,[citation needed] when it was changed to "Enabling Young People To Achieve Success".

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 students[]

Girls' grammar school[]

  • Dame Fanny Waterman CBE, piano educator and concert pianist who founded the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition (educated at Chapel Allerton High School, the predecessor),[9] and also later taught at the school on King Lane from 1943.[citation needed]
  • Helen Williams CB, Director of School Curriculum and Pupil Well-being at the Department for Education since 2006. married to David Forrester, Director from 1995-2001 of Further Education and Youth Training at the DfEE.[citation needed]

See also[]

References[]

  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. ^ Jump up to: 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. ^ Yorkshire Post 3 April 2009
  8. ^ Yvonne Swann, www.marcopierrewhite.org Biography
  9. ^ Barry Millington (21 December 2020). "Dame Fanny Waterman obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

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