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==Notable former students==
==Notable former students==
* Soul singer [[Corinne Bailey Rae]] attended in the 1990s and became head girl.{{cn|date=May 2020}}
* Soul singer [[Corinne Bailey Rae]] attended in the 1990s 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>
* 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>


===Girls' grammar school===
===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.{{fact|date=September 2019}}
* 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}}
* [[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]].{{fact|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}}


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.allertonhigh.leeds.sch.uk/images/Letters_home/allertonhigh-ofstedreport.pdf Ofsted Report]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 1 October 2008
*[http://www.allertonhigh.leeds.sch.uk/images/Letters_home/allertonhigh-ofstedreport.pdf Ofsted Report]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 1 October 2008


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Revision as of 15:35, 9 May 2021

Allerton High School
The façade of the school, 2009
Address
Map
King Lane

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LS17 7AG

England
Coordinates53°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]

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.[5] 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

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. ^ a b Leeds City Council Media Release[permanent dead link] Prime Minister Opens Allerton High School
  5. ^ Allerton High School (2007). "Uniform". Retrieved 1 February 2009.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Yorkshire Post 3 April 2009
  7. ^ Yvonne Swann, www.marcopierrewhite.org Biography
  8. ^ Barry Millington (21 December 2020). "Dame Fanny Waterman obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2020.