| Motto | Age Quod Agis |
|---|---|
| Established | 1876 |
| Type | Independent |
| Location | Leeds West Yorkshire England |
| Students | 1,000 (approx) |
| Gender | Female |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Merged | 2008 |
Leeds Girls' High School (LGHS) was an independent, selective, fee paying school for girls aged 3–18 located in Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The school was merged with Leeds Grammar School to form the Grammar School at Leeds in the September 2008.
The school had three sections.
The school motto was 'Age Quod Agis', which translates as 'do what you do'. Whilst seemingly tautological at first glance, it is in fact a corruption of the Biblical exhortation, "whatsoever thy turn thy hand to, do it with all thy might". Leeds Girls' High School had many notable alumni.
The sprawling school site was located throughout the Western suburbs of Headingley. Rose Court was located on the large Senior School site on Headingley Lane, whilst Ford House operated 1 mile down the road in a converted mansion house. The Senior School building was built in the early 1900s, and efforts are currently being made to make it a listed building. The furniture within the Senior School Assembly Hall was designed by Robert Thompson (The Mouseman) - but sold upon the school moving to Alwoodley Gates. The Assembly Hall had some of the most exquisite wood panelling of any school in the North of England- with panels detailing where LGHS Old Girls were "sent" to university on completion of their education at LGHSin fine oak. The site currently remains vacant, with the old school buildings boarded up and disused. The Old "Ford House" building remains in use and is currently operating as GSAL'S Rose Court Pre-Prep and Nursery.
Leeds Girls' High School was one of the highest performing schools within the Leeds area, achieving top results at both GCSE and A Level.[1]
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The School was divided into four Houses, named after the four patron saints of the UK - Andrew, David, George and Patrick. Girls were placed into the Houses that their families had been in before them. There were various House competitions throughout the year, mainly sports and arts orientated, the main one being the House Music Competition, which occurs in the Spring Term.
In 2005 the school merged with Leeds Grammar School to form the Grammar School at Leeds
The merged school administration took over Leeds Girls' High School in August 2005, however the schools did not physically merge until September 2008. At that time the Senior School (ages 11–18) and Junior School (ages 7–11) remained at their present Alwoodley Site. The Infant School moved to the former LGHS site at Headingley alongside a new Nursery School. The main Senior School site of Leeds Girls' High School was be sold to a private developer. Classes for girls and boys between the ages of 11 and 16 will remain segregated, but all extracurricular activities will be mixed.
Naturally there has been controversy and speculation surrounding the event, concerning the increased levels of traffic around the Alwoodley site, the new purple uniform and in some opinions, the loss of the school's heritage. The music and drama centre situated on Headingley Lane known as the Elinor Lupton Centre was also sold due to the physical merger.
From September 2010, the school building is being used as a filming location for the fictional St. Matthews' Hospital in the new ITV medical drama Monroe, scheduled for broadcast in 2011.[2]