Temple Moor High School is a

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secondary school and

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located in

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, England. In recent years, it has received '

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' status. In 2017 an Ofsted inspection gave the school a Good rating.

History

The school was founded in 1956 in

as a boy's

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, a status it retained until 1973. At its inception, the school was male-only and competed in

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with Leeds' state boy's schools who competed in that code, as well as the private male-only

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. 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 Temple Newsam (historically Temple Newsham), () is a Tudor- Jacobean house in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown. The estate lends its name to the Temple Newsam ward of Leeds City Council, in which i ...

area. On 16 May 2007 construction workers punctured a

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tank whilst demolishing the school's disused swimming pool, forcing evacuation of the school. Temple Moor is the first Leeds school ever to reach the Carnegie Champion Schools Final in its 30-year history. Previously a foundation school administered by

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, 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, and currently has a

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of around 1,400 as of September 2018

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. 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.

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

, 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: The house system was discontinued in September 2017.

Former students

* Dr. Ian McCormick, academic author and professor, University of Northampton * Jonathan Michael Caine, Baron Caine of Temple Newsam * Dr. Mark Taylor-Batty, Senior Lecturer in Theatre Studies, University of Leeds * Nigel Botterill, business writer and entrepreneur * Andrew Morton, author and journalist

References

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