Archbishop Temple School

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Archbishop Temple School, a Church of England Specialist College
Address
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St Vincent's Road Preston , Lancashire , PR2 8RA England
Coordinates	53°47′02″N 2°42′07″W / 53.7840°N 2.7020°W / 53.7840; -2.7020Coordinates: 53°47′02″N 2°42′07″W / 53.7840°N 2.7020°W / 53.7840; -2.7020
Information
Type	Voluntary aided school
Motto	Faith, Nurture, Service
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Established	1963
Local authority	Lancashire
Department for Education URN	119814 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Ivan Catlow
Staff	around 40 teachers
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	782
Houses	York   Canterbury   Winchester   Durham
Named after	William Temple
Website	https://www.archbishoptemple.com/

Archbishop Temple School is a voluntary aided Church of England secondary school, situated in the city of Preston in Lancashire, England. The Headteacher is Ivan Catlow. It has 782 pupils and 48 teachers.

History[]

Archbishop Temple School welcomed its first pupils in September 1963, as a secondary modern school serving the needs of inner city Preston. It was originally named "William Temple School", after Archbishop William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury 1940-1944.^{[citation needed]}

Academic success[]

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In 2017 90% of pupils left Archbishop Temple School with five or more GCSE qualifications (grades A*-C) including English and Maths. Archbishop Temple School is the highest performing (non selective) school in Lancashire.

Ofsted rated the school as “Outstanding” in 2009. Ofsted again visited the Maths department in 2010 and rated it as “Outstanding” In 2013 97% of pupils left the school with a A*-C GCSE grade in Maths. In 2015 the school became a Teaching School, working within the Preston Teaching School Alliance. In 2017 the school was redesignated as a National Support School, and the Headteacher became a National Leader of Education.

See also[]

• Listed buildings in Preston, Lancashire

References[]

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External links[]

• Archbishop Temple School School website
• OFSTED report - OFSTED's October 2005 inspection
• Faith inspection - a Diocese of Blackburn report of the school, November 2005