Allerton High School | |
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Address | |
King Lane , , LS17 7AG England | |
Coordinates | 53°51′01″N1°33′06″W / 53.85035°N 1.55166°W |
Information | |
Type | community school |
Motto | "Enabling young people to achieve success" |
Established | 1939 |
Local authority | Leeds City Council |
Department for Education URN | 108057 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Elaine Silson |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11to 18 |
Enrolment | 1,540 |
Colour(s) | Green |
Website | http://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]
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.
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]
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]
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 ]
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