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Allerton High School
Allerton High School
	The façade of the school, 2009
Address
	King Lane; Alwoodley; Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 7AG; England
Coordinates	53°51′01″N 1°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	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,540
Colour(s)	Green
Website	http://www.allertonhigh.org.uk

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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

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 11–18 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 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

Soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae attended in the 1990s^[9] and became head girl.^{[citation needed]}
Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White attended the school but left without any qualifications.^[10]^[11]
Actor Charlie Heaton attended the school from 2006 to 2010 and finished his education before moving to London. He is most known for playing Jonathon Byers in Stranger Things^{[citation needed]}

Girls' grammar school

Fanny Waterman, piano educator and concert pianist who founded the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition (educated at Chapel Allerton High School, the predecessor),^[12] and also later taught at the school on King Lane from 1943.^{[citation needed]}
Helen Williams, director of school Curriculum and pupil well-being at the Department for Education since 2006, married to David Forrester, director from 1995 to 2001 of further education and youth training at the DfEE.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Allerton High School (2013). "Prospectus 2013-2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
^ Chapel Allerton High and the school's head girls
^ Allerton High School (2009). "Allerton High School - School History". Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
^ ^a ^b Leeds City Council Media Release^{[permanent dead link‍]} Prime Minister Opens Allerton High School
^ 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
^ Allerton High School (2007). "Uniform". Retrieved 1 February 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Dame Fanny Waterman (1920-2020)". www.leedspiano.com. The Leeds International Piano Competition. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
^ "Allerton High School Prospectus". www.allertonhigh.org.uk. Allerton High School. 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
^ 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.
^ Yorkshire Post 3 April 2009
^ Yvonne Swann, www.marcopierrewhite.org Biography
^ Barry Millington (21 December 2020). "Dame Fanny Waterman obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

Ofsted Report^{[permanent dead link‍]} 1 October 2008

External links

EduBase^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Former headteacher

[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

[history-3] Allerton High School (2009). "Allerton High School - School History". Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2009.

[LeedsMedia-4] 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

[uniform-6] Allerton High School (2007). "Uniform". Retrieved 1 February 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[Fanny-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.

[YP09-10] Yorkshire Post 3 April 2009

[MPW-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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+'''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, Leeds|Moor Allerton]] shopping centre and east of St Stephen's church. The [[head teacher]] is Elaine Silson.<ref>{{cite web
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-The school is involved in the ''Excellence in Cities'' initiative. Its motto was "''In Minimis Fidelis''" until 2004,{{citation needed|date=December 2013}} when it was changed to "Enabling Young People To Achieve Success".
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 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 (Seacroft)|Foxwood School]].{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}
-==Notable former students==
+==Notable former pupils==
-* Soul singer [[Corinne Bailey Rae]] attended in the 1990s and became head girl.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
+* Soul singer [[Corinne Bailey Rae]] attended in the 1990s<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lacey |first1=Hester |title=Corinne Bailey Rae: ‘The hardest thing was losing my first husband when I was 29’ |url=https://www.ft.com/content/2816e3da-f464-11e9-a79c-bc9acae3b654 |website=Financial Times |access-date=1 August 2024 |date=25 October 2019}}</ref> and became head girl.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
 * Celebrity chef [[Marco Pierre White]] attended the school but left without any qualifications.<ref name=YP09>[http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/features/My-Yorkshire-Marco-Pierre-White.5140581.jp Yorkshire Post] 3 April 2009</ref><ref name=MPW>Yvonne Swann, [http://www.marcopierrewhite.org/media/content/lifestyle/biography.htm  www.marcopierrewhite.org] Biography</ref>
+* Actor [[Charlie Heaton]] attended the school from 2006 to 2010 and finished his education before moving to London. He is most known for playing Jonathon Byers in [[Stranger Things]]{{citation needed|reason=school not mentioned in his article|date=August 2022}}
 ===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),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/21/dame-fanny-waterman-obituary |title=Dame Fanny Waterman obituary |author=Barry Millington |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=21 December 2020 |accessdate=31 December 2020}}</ref> and also later taught at the school on King Lane from 1943.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
+* [[Fanny Waterman]], piano educator and concert pianist who founded the [[Leeds International Pianoforte Competition]] (educated at Chapel Allerton High School, the predecessor),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/21/dame-fanny-waterman-obituary |title=Dame Fanny Waterman obituary |author=Barry Millington |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=21 December 2020 |accessdate=31 December 2020}}</ref> and also later taught at the school on King Lane from 1943.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
-* [[Helen Williams (British civil servant)|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 [[Department for Education and Skills (United Kingdom)|DfEE]].{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
+* [[Helen Williams (British civil servant)|Helen Williams]], director of school Curriculum and pupil well-being at the [[Department for Education]] since 2006, married to David Forrester, director from 1995 to 2001 of further education and youth training at the [[Department for Education and Skills (United Kingdom)|DfEE]].{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
 ==See also==
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-[[Category:Comprehensive schools in Leeds]]
 [[Category:Defunct grammar schools in England]]
 [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1939]]

v t e Schools in the City of Leeds
Secondary schools	Abbey Grange CE Academy Allerton Grange School Allerton High School Benton Park School Bishop Young Church of England Academy Boston Spa Academy Brigshaw High School Bruntcliffe Academy Cardinal Heenan RC High School Carr Manor Community School Cockburn School Cockburn John Charles Academy Co-op Academy Leeds Co-op Academy Priesthorpe Corpus Christi RC College Crawshaw Academy Dixons Unity Academy Farnley Academy Garforth Academy Guiseley School Horsforth School John Smeaton Academy Lawnswood School Leeds City Academy Leeds East Academy Leeds West Academy Morley Academy Mount St Mary's RC High School Oulton Academy Prince Henry's Grammar School Pudsey Grammar School Ralph Thoresby School Rodillian Academy Roundhay School Ruth Gorse Academy St Mary's Menston RC Academy Temple Moor High School University Technical College Leeds Wetherby High School Woodkirk Academy
Independent schools	Fulneck School Grammar School at Leeds Woodhouse Grove School
Special schools	St John's RC School for the Deaf
FE & sixth form colleges	Elliott Hudson College Leeds City College Leeds College of Art Leeds College of Building Notre Dame RC Sixth Form College SLP College
Defunct schools	Aireborough Grammar School Brudenell School Foxwood School Lawnswood High School Leeds Central High School Leeds Girls' High School Leeds Grammar School Leeds Modern School Moor Grange County Secondary School West Leeds High School Wortley High School