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Leeds Grammar School
Established1552
TypePublic school
Headmaster Dr M. Bailey
Founder William Sheafield
Students 3400
LocationLeeds, United Kingdom
Merged 2005
Website www.gsal.org.uk

Leeds Grammar School (LGS) was founded in 1552 by Sir William Sheafield to provide free, subsidised or fee-paying education, according to need. 1552 is the date on William Sheafield's will, but there is some evidence to suggest that the school existed prior to this date. The date 1552 only came into common usage in connection with the school in 1952, when the then headmaster decided that he wanted his retirement party to be a little bigger. In contemporary times, LGS is a selective, independent fee-paying school, (in the UK known as a Public or Private school), and is a member of the Governing Bodies Association and of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The School is currently sited at Alwoodley Gates in a modern building constructed around 1997, which will be the home of Grammar School at Leeds from September 2008. The school merged with Leeds Girls High School in 2005 to become the Grammar School at Leeds; Leeds Grammar School legally passed out of existence on 4th August, 2005. Its final Headmaster was Dr. Mark Bailey.

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[edit] History

The school has been sited at a number of locations in Leeds:

  • Its original location is thought to have been The Calls, by the River Aire, near the centre of the city.
  • In 1624, John Harrison, a great Leeds benefactor, moved the school "to a pleasant Field of his own which he surrounded with a substantial Wall and in the midst of the Quadrangle built the present Fabrick of the school"
  • The school was moved to a site on Woodhouse Moor in 1859. The building was designed by Edward Middleton Barry, brother of the then headmaster, Dr Alfred Barry, after whom one of the eight houses was named. This site was subsequently sold to the University of Leeds. The buildings were re-developed and now house the Leeds University Business School.
  • In 1997, LGS moved to a purpose-built campus at Alwoodley Gates.
  • The school merged with Leeds Girls High School in 2005 to become the Grammar School at Leeds.

[edit] Houses

Leeds Grammar school senior school had eight house named after the benfactors of the school. These are Barry, Clarell, Ermysted, Harrison, Lawson, Neville, Sheafield, and Thoresby. There were many competitions throughout the school year, the most notable ones being sports day in summer and house music in autumn.

[edit] Merge with Leeds Girls High School

The school administration merged with Leeds Girls' High School in August 2005, however the schools will not physically merge until September 2008. At that time the Senior School (ages 11-18) will remain at its present Alwoodley Site and Junior School (ages 5-11) will move to the former LGHS site at Headingley. The merged school will be called the Grammar School at Leeds. Classes for girls and boys between the ages of 11 and 16 will remain segregated, but all extra-curricular activities will be mixed.

The merger of the two schools has caused some controversy due to the expected increase in traffic levels at the Alwoodley site.<ref>Ban The School Run Cars Yorkshire Evening Post, June 2006</ref>

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes

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