Allerton High School is a

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and

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located in

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, England. It is situated around north of the A6120 Leeds Outer Ring Road, north of the Moor Allerton shopping centre and east of St Stephen's church. The

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is Elaine Silson.

History

Grammar school

The school was opened in 1939 as a girls'

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by the City of Leeds Education Committee. The school had previously been located on Harrogate Road, near Stainbeck Lane, since 1901, 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.

Current buildings

The school moved into new buildings on 1 September 2008, and there was a formal opening by

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on 28 November 2008.Leeds City Council Media Release
Prime Minister Opens Allerton High School 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.

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. The school is involved in the ''Excellence in Cities'' initiative. Its motto was formerly "''In Minimis Fidelis''" (Be faithful in little things) but is now "Enabling Young People To Achieve Success". The new building includes a substantial multi-faith centre. 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.

Notable former pupils

* Soul singer

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attended in the 1990s and became head girl. * Celebrity chef

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attended the school but left without any qualifications.Yorkshire Post
3 April 2009 * Singer/Songwriter, author and radio personality Jason Feddy attended from 1979 to 1983.

Girls' grammar school

* Fanny Waterman, piano educator and concert pianist who founded the

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(educated at Chapel Allerton High School, the predecessor), and also later taught at the school on King Lane from 1943. * Helen Williams, director of school Curriculum and pupil well-being at the

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since 2006, married to David Forrester, director from 1995 to 2001 of further education and youth training at the DfEE.

References

Ofsted Report
1 October 2008

External links

EduBaseFormer headteacher
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