Temple Moor High School Science College

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Temple Moor High School Science College
Motto "Together we achieve success"
Established 1956
Type Public school
Headmaster Mr. Martin Fleetwood
Specialism Science College
Location Selby Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS15 0PT
England
Ofsted number 108064
Students 1240
Gender Mixed
Houses Rigel, Capella, Sirius, Vega
Publication Tempo (School Magazine/Newsletter)
Website www.templemoor.co.uk

Temple Moor High School Science College, or simply Temple Moor High School, is a school in West Yorkshire, England. In recent years, it has achieved its 'Science College' status[1]

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[edit] School information

The School is oversubscribed every year, and currently has a roll of around 1240 pupils.[2]

The school has seen outstanding GCSE and A-level results in the past,[3] and is heavily subscribed[4]. However, in its last Ofsted inspections it received a grade 3, which is average.[5] In recent years, at least 95% of students have achieved GCSE/GNVQs[6]

[edit] School history

Temple Moor High School (pre-Science College) was founded in 1956 as Temple Moor Grammar School, a status it retained until 1973. At its inception, the school was male-only. However, this was later abolished as the times changed, and is currently a mixed gender institution. The school became associated with notable local families, most credibly the DeLacy family, whom are recognized within the Temple Newsam area.

[edit] House system

The original houses (Manston, Scargill, Dunstan and DeLacy) all derived their names from local families.

The 2006-2007 term saw the reintroduction of a House System - as part of the 50 year anniversary - with the houses named after stars. The houses colours are on the tie of students from each house (except Sirius, who have a grey tie). The colours are names are:

House Colour
Rigel      Purple
Capella      Yellow
Sirius      Grey/White
Vega      Red

[edit] Feeder schools

As the largest and most popular high school in the area, Temple Moor has a constant income of children from many local primary schools, known as feeder schools. The School has strived to form close working relationships with these primary schools, most notably with Temple Newsam Halton Primary, which is conveniently located opposite the High School. The following schools are the more notable feeder schools for Temple Moor.

  • Temple Newsam Halton Primary School
  • Crossgates Primary School
  • Whitkirk Primary School
  • Colton Primary School
  • St. Peters Primary School

[edit] Facts

  • The school celebrated its 50th anniversary on October 13, 2006.
  • The houses compete in regular competitions - as the school year has just begun, no house competitions have yet been set for the 07-08 school year.
    • Year 2006-2007, the house winners were Sirius.
  • The original House System featured the names of local families of historial renown: Manston (red), Scargill (white), Dunstan (yellow) and DeLacy (purple). The DeLacy family, for example, is associated with Temple Newsam, an estate and country house, located nearby from which the school derived it's name and also its Templar Cross emblem.
  • It is reported as being one of the most over subscribed schools in the country .[7]
  • The school's latin slogan, though not acknowledged as greatly in recent years, is "Novae Mentis Templa Colimus"

[edit] Temple Moor in the news

  • On the May 16, 2007, construction workers from the 'Building Schools for the Future' (BSF) programme punctured a chlorine tank whilst demolishing the school's disused swimming pool, forcing evacuation of the school[8].
  • Aiden Thomas, 12, was found hanging in his bedroom in March 2007, and was unable to be resuscitated.[9] This has, however, been ruled as an accidental death.
  • Another student, Shaun Martin, 16, was found after stabbing himself in late December.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hollywood Park Combined Nursery Centre
  2. ^ Temple Moor High School
  3. ^ Temple Moor High School Science College
  4. ^ Ofsted Section 9/10 Report 2001
  5. ^ Ofstead Written Report.
  6. ^ Ofstead Written Report.
  7. ^ Limited choice for Whitkirk families over alternative school places - Crossgates Today
  8. ^ BBC NEWS | England | West Yorkshire | 'Deadly' gas leak at high school
  9. ^ Boy, 12, dies in hanging tragedy | the Daily Mail
  10. ^ Tragedy of teenager who stabbed himself in the heart - Yorkshire Evening Post

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Coordinates: 53°47′46.22″N, 1°27′37.62″W