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==History==
==History==
The school was founded in 1956 in [[Leeds]] as a boy's [[Grammar school]], a status it retained until 1973. At its inception, the school was male-only and competed in [[Rugby Union]] with the Leeds' state boy's schools who competed in that code as well as the [[private school|private]] male-only [[Leeds Grammar School]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Slee |first1=Roger |title=School Effectiveness for Whom? |url=https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/School_Effectiveness_for_Whom/PjSQAgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=leeds+boys+grammar+temple+moor&pg=PA145&printsec=frontcover |access-date=27 July 2021 |page=145 |quote=...building a boy's grammar school [in Leeds]...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Secret Leeds - Leeds Rugby (Union and League) Clubs |url=https://www.secretleeds.com/viewtopic.php?t=3549&start=20 |access-date=27 July 2021 |quote=(...in those days, only played football and not rugby). Some of the more wealthy families sent their boys to the fee-paying Leeds Grammar School, near to Hyde Park, which was also a ‘rugby union’ school. My school mates who were unsuccessful in their scholarship exams (11+) mainly went to Blenheim, which was a ‘rugby league’ school, but some went to Woodhouse School or Meanwood School and I have no idea what sports were played there. From memory, a lot of the secondary schools in south Leeds, and Hunslet, all played Rugby League. I seem to remember that Cockburn was a football school, Temple Moor was a Rugby Union school, Roundhay was a Rugby Union School and West Park was a Rugby Union School...}}</ref> The male-only structure was abandoned as times changed, and Temple Moor is currently a mixed gender institution (1992). The school was associated with notable local families, most credibly the DeLacy family, who are recognised in the [[Temple Newsam]] area.
The school was founded in 1956 in [[Leeds]] as a boys' [[Grammar school]], a status it retained until 1973. At its inception, the school was male-only and competed in [[Rugby Union]] with Leeds' state boys' schools who competed in that code, as well as the [[private school|private]] male-only [[Leeds Grammar School]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Spooner |first=Bob |chapter=A Tale of Two Schools in One City: Foxwood and Cross Green |editor-last1=Slee |editor-first1=Roger |editor-last2=Weiner |editor-first2=Gaby |editor-last3=Tomlinson |editor-first3=Sally |title=School Effectiveness for Whom? |year=1998 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PjSQAgAAQBAJ&dq=leeds+boys+grammar+temple+moor&pg=PA145 |access-date=27 July 2021 |page=145 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781135713737 |quote=...building a boys' grammar school [in Leeds]... |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |website=Secret Leeds |title=Leeds Rugby (Union and League) Clubs |url=https://www.secretleeds.com/viewtopic.php?t=3549&start=20 |access-date=27 July 2021 |quote=(...in those days, only played football and not rugby). Some of the more wealthy families sent their boys to the fee-paying Leeds Grammar School, near to Hyde Park, which was also a ‘rugby union’ school. My school mates who were unsuccessful in their scholarship exams (11+) mainly went to Blenheim, which was a ‘rugby league’ school, but some went to Woodhouse School or Meanwood School and I have no idea what sports were played there. From memory, a lot of the secondary schools in south Leeds, and Hunslet, all played Rugby League. I seem to remember that Cockburn was a football school, Temple Moor was a Rugby Union school, Roundhay was a Rugby Union School and West Park was a Rugby Union School...}}</ref> The male-only structure was abandoned as times changed, and Temple Moor is currently a mixed gender institution (1992). The school was associated with notable local families, most credibly the DeLacy family, who are recognised in the [[Temple Newsam]] area.


On 16 May 2007 construction workers punctured a [[chlorine]] tank whilst demolishing the school's disused swimming pool, forcing evacuation of the school.<ref>{{cite news|date=16 May 2007|accessdate=16 May 2007|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/6662505.stm|title='Deadly' gas leak at high school|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>
On 16 May 2007 construction workers punctured a [[chlorine]] tank whilst demolishing the school's disused swimming pool, forcing evacuation of the school.<ref>{{cite news|date=16 May 2007|accessdate=16 May 2007|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/6662505.stm|title='Deadly' gas leak at high school|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>


Temple Moor is the first Leeds school ever to reach the Carnegie Champion Schools Final in its 30-year history.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
Temple Moor is the first Leeds school ever to reach the Carnegie Champion Schools Final in its 30-year history.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McConnell |first1=J. |title=Temple Moor School through to Carnegie Champion Schools Final third year in a row |url=https://www.leedsrhinosfoundation.org/temple-moor-school-through-to-carnegie-champion-schools-final-third-year-in-a-row/ |publisher=Leeds Rhinos Foundation |access-date=28 July 2021 |date=24 May 2012}}</ref>


Previously a [[foundation school]] administered by [[Leeds City Council]], in November 2018 Temple Moor High School converted to [[Academy (English school)|academy status]]. The school is now sponsored by the Red Kite Learning Trust.
Previously a [[foundation school]] administered by [[Leeds City Council]], in November 2018 Temple Moor High School converted to [[Academy (English school)|academy status]]. The school is now sponsored by the Red Kite Learning Trust.
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==Ofsted==
==Ofsted==
In its 2013 [[Ofsted]] inspection the school was rated as Grade 2 (Good), and this was also the school's rating in its 2017 Ofsted inspection.<ref name="Ofsted Written Report.">{{cite web|url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/108064|title= Temple Moor High School Science College|publisher=Ofsted|year=2013|accessdate=12 November 2013|format=PDF}}</ref> In recent years, at least 95% of students have achieved GCSE/GNVQs.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
In its 2013 [[Ofsted]] inspection the school was rated as Grade 2 (Good), and this was also the school's rating in its 2017 Ofsted inspection.<ref name="Ofsted Written Report.">{{cite web|url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/108064|title= Temple Moor High School Science College|publisher=Ofsted|year=2013|accessdate=12 November 2013|format=PDF}}</ref>


==Former houses==
==Former houses==
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==Former students==
==Former students==


Dr. Ian McCormick (Academic Author and Professor, University of Northampton)<ref>https://leeds.academia.edu/DrIanMcCormick {{Bare URL inline|date=June 2021}}</ref>
* Dr. Ian McCormick, academic author and professor, University of Northampton<ref>{{cite web |url=https://leeds.academia.edu/DrIanMcCormick |title=Dr Ian McCormick |publisher=[[Academia.edu]]}}</ref>
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* [[Jonathan Caine, Baron Caine|Jonathan Michael Caine, Baron Caine of Temple Newsam]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/profile-jonathan-caine-theresa-villiers-right-hand-man-30654571.html|title=Profile: Jonathan Caine - Theresa Villiers' right hand man|last=Kane|first=Alex|date=11 October 2014|work=Belfast Telegraph|accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref>

* Dr. Mark Taylor-Batty, professor of Theatre Studies, University of Leeds<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/profile/20040/458/mark_taylor-batty |title=Dr Mark Taylor-Batty |publisher=University of Leeds School of English |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513212141/http://www.leeds.ac.uk:80/arts/profile/20040/458/mark_taylor-batty |archive-date=13 May 2017}}</ref>
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[[Jonathan Caine, Baron Caine|Jonathan Michael Caine, Baron Caine of Temple Newsam]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/profile-jonathan-caine-theresa-villiers-right-hand-man-30654571.html|title=Profile: Jonathan Caine - Theresa Villiers' right hand man|last=Kane|first=Alex|date=11 October 2014|work=Belfast Telegraph|accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref>
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* Nigel Botterill, business writer and entrepreneur<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/business-club-video/marketing-and-communications-se/8438109/Entrepreneurs-Circle.html |title=Entrepreneur's Circle |date=8 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413075744/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/business-club-video/marketing-and-communications-se/8438109/Entrepreneurs-Circle.html |archive-date=13 April 2011 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

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* [[Andrew Morton (writer)|Andrew Morton]], author and journalist<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parkinson |first1=J. |title=My Best Teacher;Interview;Andrew Morton |url=https://www.tes.com/news/my-best-teacherinterviewandrew-morton |publisher=Tes. For teaching |date= 2021 |access-date=27 July 2021 |quote=The teacher who had the most influence on me was my history teacher at Temple Moor Grammar School in Leeds..Everyone in the sixth form collectively decided not to apply to Oxbridge because we felt that it was too elitist. We went for trendier universities and I chose Sussex..}}</ref>
Dr. Mark Taylor-Batty, Senior Lecturer in Theatre Studies, University of Leeds<ref>https://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/profile/20040/458/mark_taylor-batty {{Bare URL inline|date=June 2021}}</ref>

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Nigel Botterill, Business Writer and Entrepreneur<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110413075744/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/business-club-video/marketing-and-communications-se/8438109/Entrepreneurs-Circle.html The Daily Telegraph] {{Bare URL inline|date=June 2021}}</ref>

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[[Andrew Morton]], author and journalist <ref>{{cite web |last1=Parkinson |first1=J. |title=My Best Teacher;Interview;Andrew Morton |url=https://www.tes.com/news/my-best-teacherinterviewandrew-morton |publisher=Tes. For teaching. Copyright © 2021 |access-date=27 July 2021 |quote=The teacher who had the most influence on me was my history teacher at Temple Moor Grammar School in Leeds..Everyone in the sixth form collectively decided not to apply to Oxbridge because we felt that it was too elitist. We went for trendier universities and I chose Sussex..}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:11, 17 December 2023

"Temple Moor" redirects here. For the architect, see Temple Moore.

Temple Moor High School
Entrance in Field End Grove
Address
Map
Field End Grove
Selby Road

Leeds
,
West Yorkshire
,
LS15 0PT

England
Coordinates53°47′48″N 1°27′41″W / 53.79654°N 1.46139°W / 53.79654; -1.46139
Information
TypeAcademy
Motto"Novae mentis templa colimus"
Established1956
Local authorityCity of Leeds
TrustRed Kite Learning Trust[1]
Department for Education URN146247 Tables
OfstedReports
Head MasterMatthew West
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,283
PublicationTempo (School Magazine/Newsletter)
Websitehttps://tmhs.co.uk/

Temple Moor High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. In recent years, it has received 'Science College' status.[2] In 2017 an Ofsted inspection gave the school a Good rating.

History

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The school was founded in 1956 in Leeds as a boys' Grammar school, a status it retained until 1973. At its inception, the school was male-only and competed in Rugby Union with Leeds' state boys' schools who competed in that code, as well as the private male-only Leeds Grammar School.[3][4] The male-only structure was abandoned as times changed, and Temple Moor is currently a mixed gender institution (1992). The school was associated with notable local families, most credibly the DeLacy family, who are recognised in the Temple Newsam area.

On 16 May 2007 construction workers punctured a chlorine tank whilst demolishing the school's disused swimming pool, forcing evacuation of the school.[5]

Temple Moor is the first Leeds school ever to reach the Carnegie Champion Schools Final in its 30-year history.[6]

Previously a foundation school administered by Leeds City Council, in November 2018 Temple Moor High School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Red Kite Learning Trust.

Admissions

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The school is oversubscribed,[7] and currently has a roll of around 1,400 as of September 2018 pupils.

Temple Moor local feeder primary schools are: Temple Newsam Halton Primary School, Crossgates Primary School, Temple Learning Academy, Whitkirk Primary School, Colton Primary School, St. Peters Primary School and Austhorpe Primary School.

Ofsted

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In its 2013 Ofsted inspection the school was rated as Grade 2 (Good), and this was also the school's rating in its 2017 Ofsted inspection.[8]

Former houses

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The school's original houses were based on names of local historical families: Manston (red), Scargill (white), Smeaton (yellow) and Irwin (purple). The DeLacy family is associated with Temple Newsam, an estate and country house situated nearby, from which the school derived its name and its Templar Cross emblem.

The House System was reintroduced in 2006–2007, as part of the school's 50 year anniversary, with the houses named after stars appropriate to the school's Science College specialist status:

House Colour
Rigel   Purple
Capella   Yellow
Sirius   Silver
Vega   Red

The house system was discontinued in September 2017.

Former students

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References

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  1. ^ "Red Kite Learning Trust". Temple Moor High School. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Hollywood Park Combined Nursery Centre". Ofsted. Archived from the original on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2006.
  3. ^ Spooner, Bob (1998). "A Tale of Two Schools in One City: Foxwood and Cross Green". In Slee, Roger; Weiner, Gaby; Tomlinson, Sally (eds.). School Effectiveness for Whom?. Routledge. p. 145. ISBN 9781135713737. Retrieved 27 July 2021 – via Google Books. ...building a boys' grammar school [in Leeds]...
  4. ^ "Leeds Rugby (Union and League) Clubs". Secret Leeds. Retrieved 27 July 2021. (...in those days, only played football and not rugby). Some of the more wealthy families sent their boys to the fee-paying Leeds Grammar School, near to Hyde Park, which was also a 'rugby union' school. My school mates who were unsuccessful in their scholarship exams (11+) mainly went to Blenheim, which was a 'rugby league' school, but some went to Woodhouse School or Meanwood School and I have no idea what sports were played there. From memory, a lot of the secondary schools in south Leeds, and Hunslet, all played Rugby League. I seem to remember that Cockburn was a football school, Temple Moor was a Rugby Union school, Roundhay was a Rugby Union School and West Park was a Rugby Union School...
  5. ^ "'Deadly' gas leak at high school". BBC News. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
  6. ^ McConnell, J. (24 May 2012). "Temple Moor School through to Carnegie Champion Schools Final third year in a row". Leeds Rhinos Foundation. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Limited choice for Whitkirk families over alternative school places". Crossgates Today. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
  8. ^ "Temple Moor High School Science College" (PDF). Ofsted. 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Dr Ian McCormick". Academia.edu.
  10. ^ Kane, Alex (11 October 2014). "Profile: Jonathan Caine - Theresa Villiers' right hand man". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Dr Mark Taylor-Batty". University of Leeds School of English. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Entrepreneur's Circle". The Daily Telegraph. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 13 April 2011.
  13. ^ Parkinson, J. (2021). "My Best Teacher;Interview;Andrew Morton". Tes. For teaching. Retrieved 27 July 2021. The teacher who had the most influence on me was my history teacher at Temple Moor Grammar School in Leeds..Everyone in the sixth form collectively decided not to apply to Oxbridge because we felt that it was too elitist. We went for trendier universities and I chose Sussex..
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