Grammar School at Leeds
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| Motto | Inspiring Individuals |
|---|---|
| Established | 2005 |
| Type | Independent school |
| Religion | Multi-Faith |
| Principal and Chief Executive | Sue Woodroofe |
| Chair | David P A Gravells |
| Location |
Alwoodley Gates Harrogate Road Leeds West Yorkshire LS17 8GS England Coordinates: 53°51′54″N 1°31′07″W / 53.86503°N 1.51851°W |
| Students | 2,370 |
| Gender | Co-Educational |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Houses | 8 |
| Colours | Indigo |
| Publication | GSAL Life |
| Website | www |
The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) is an independent fee-paying school in Leeds, England, created on 4 August 2005 by the merger of Leeds Grammar School (founded c. 1552) and Leeds Girls' High School (co-founded in 1876 by Frances Lupton).
The schools merged in September 2008, at which point the school was opened to both sexes. The school is situated on two sites: the senior school (ages 11–18) and junior school (7–11) at Alwoodley, while the former Leeds Girls' High School site in Headingley is used by the infant school and nursery. The school operates as a diamond school, classes for girls and boys between the ages of 11 and 16 are segregated, but extracurricular activities are mixed. Junior school and sixth form classes are coeducational.
A key element of the school is the eight school houses, each with two house captains and four deputies. They are:
The Grammar School at Leeds was established by the merger of Leeds Grammar School and Leeds Girls' High School in 2005. The schools operated on two separate sites some distance between each other. Leeds Girls' High School operated from three separate sites in Headingley, whilst Leeds Grammar School had a 138-acre (0.56 km2) modern campus in Alwoodley.
When the schools merged in 2008, four sections were created. The junior and senior schools and sixth form operate from the expanded Alwoodley Gates site (originally Leeds Grammar School). The Alwoodley site was redeveloped from 2007 to 2008, and contains the sixth form and maths departments and the Lawson Library, science department and refectory were extended. Rose Court Nursery & Pre-Prep School operates in Headingley from the refurbished Ford House belonging to Leeds Girls' High School and a nursery extension. The rest of the Leeds Girls' High School site is surplus to requirements awaiting an application for outline planning permission for residential housing. The site currently stands empty.
The current principal and chief executive is Mrs Sue Woodroofe, previously headteacher of British School of Brussels. Woodroofe was brought up in Yorkshire and completed her secondary education at York College for Girls, before training at Durham University as a teacher of English and History.
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