Temple Moor High School
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| Temple Moor High School | |
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.jpg) Entrance in Field End Grove | |
| Address | |
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Field End Grove Selby Road , , LS15 0PT England | |
| Coordinates | 53°47′48″N 1°27′41″W / 53.79654°N 1.46139°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | "Novae mentis templa colimus" |
| Established | 1956 |
| Local authority | City of Leeds |
| Trust | Red Kite Learning Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 146247 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head Master | Matthew West |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,283 |
| Publication | Tempo (School Magazine/Newsletter) |
| Website | https://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.[1] In 2017 an Ofsted inspection gave the school a Good rating.
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 the male-only Leeds Grammar School.[2][3] 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.[4]
Temple Moor is the first Leeds school ever to reach the Carnegie Champion Schools Final in its 30-year history.[citation needed]
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
The school is oversubscribed,[5] 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
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.[6] In recent years, at least 95% of students have achieved GCSE/GNVQs.[citation needed]
Former houses
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
Dr. Ian McCormick (Academic Author and Professor, University of Northampton)[7]
Jonathan Michael Caine, Baron Caine of Temple Newsam[8]
Dr. Mark Taylor-Batty, Senior Lecturer in Theatre Studies, University of Leeds[9]
Nigel Botterill, Business Writer and Entrepreneur[10]
References
- ^ "Hollywood Park Combined Nursery Centre". Ofsted. Archived from the original on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2006.
- ^ Slee, Roger. "School Effectiveness for Whom?". p. 145. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
...building a boy's grammar school [in Leeds]...
- ^ "Secret Leeds - Leeds Rugby (Union and League) Clubs". 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...
- ^ "'Deadly' gas leak at high school". BBC News. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
- ^ "Limited choice for Whitkirk families over alternative school places". Crossgates Today. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
- ^ "Temple Moor High School Science College" (PDF). Ofsted. 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ https://leeds.academia.edu/DrIanMcCormick [bare URL]
- ^ Kane, Alex (11 October 2014). "Profile: Jonathan Caine - Theresa Villiers' right hand man". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ https://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/profile/20040/458/mark_taylor-batty [bare URL]
- ^ The Daily Telegraph [bare URL]
