Temple Moor High School Science College
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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.
of around 1,240 pupils.
The school has seen GCSE and A-level results in the past, and is heavily subscribed. However, in its last Ofsted
inspections it received a grade 3, which is average. In recent years, at least 95% of students have achieved GCSE/GNVQs.
area.
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:
Final score Temple Moor High School 6-24 Dowdales Barrow
Temple Moor is the first Leeds school to ever reach the Carnegie Champion Schools Final in its 30 year history.
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. In recent years, it has achieved its 'Science College
Science College
Science Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, science and mathematics...
' status.
School information
The School is oversubscribed every year, and currently has a rollRoster
A roster is a list of names of people involved with an organization of some kind.A roster can be a list of people and the times when they are required to work or a list of students in a classroom....
of around 1,240 pupils.
The school has seen GCSE and A-level results in the past, and is heavily subscribed. However, in its last Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
inspections it received a grade 3, which is average. In recent years, at least 95% of students have achieved GCSE/GNVQs.
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 (1992). The school became associated with notable local families, most credibly the DeLacy family, whom are recognized within the Temple NewsamTemple Newsam
Temple Newsam is a Tudor-Jacobean house with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
area.
House system
The original houses (Manston, Scargill, Smeaton, Irwin) 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
Necktie
A necktie is a long piece of cloth worn for decorative purposes around the neck or shoulders, resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat. Variants include the ascot tie, bow tie, bolo tie, and the clip-on tie. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie are descended from the cravat. Neck...
of students from each house (except Sirius, who have a grey tie). The colours are names are:
| House | Colour |
|---|---|
| Rigel Rigel Rigel is the brightest star in the constellation Orion and the sixth brightest star in the sky, with visual magnitude 0.18... |
Purple |
| Capella Capella (star) Capella is the brightest star in the constellation Auriga, the sixth brightest star in the night sky and the third brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus and Vega. Although it appears to be a single star to the naked eye, it is actually a star system of four stars in... |
Yellow |
| Sirius Sirius Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46, it is almost twice as bright as Canopus, the next brightest star. The name "Sirius" is derived from the Ancient Greek: Seirios . The star has the Bayer designation Alpha Canis Majoris... |
silver |
| Vega Vega Vega is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, the fifth brightest star in the night sky and the second brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus... |
Red |
Feeder schools
Temple Moor has a constant income of children from many local primary schools, known as feeder schools. The following schools are feeder schools for Temple Moor:- Temple Newsam Halton Primary School
- Crossgates Primary School
- Whitkirk Primary School
- Colton Primary SchoolColton Primary SchoolColton Primary School is located in the Colton district of Leeds, and was established in 1892.-History of the First Building:The original buildings remained in use till the early 1990s, when they were closed for safety reasons. Although there was speculation of the main building becoming a grade II...
- St. Peters Primary School
- Austhorpe Primary School
Facts
- The original House System featured the names of local families of historical renown: Manston (red), Scargill (white), Smeaton (yellow) and Irwin (purple). The DeLacy family, for example, is associated with Temple NewsamTemple NewsamTemple Newsam is a Tudor-Jacobean house with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
, an estate and country house, located nearby from which the school derived its name and also its Templar Cross emblem. - It is reported as being one of the most over subscribed schools in the country.
- The school's Latin slogan, though not acknowledged as greatly in recent years, is "Novae Mentis Templa Colimus", (We tend the temples of the modern mind)
- The school was built on several old mine shafts, possibly related to the coal mines at Temple Newsam. The mines were only recently discovered when constructing the new school building.
Temple Moor in the news
- Year 7 (under 12's) Rugby Team, on 13th July 2010 beat the David Young Academy 38-18 in the Leeds and Hunslet Interschools Cup Final at Headingley Carnegie.
- The team reached the semi-final in the Carnegie Champion Schools Tournament and were drawn against St Augustine’s from St Helens to win 20-28 to take them through to the final to play Dowdales, Barrow.
- The team played in front of a crowd of up to 90,000 at Wembley on 28th August 2010 as the curtain-raiser to the Carnegie Challenge Cup Final.
Final score Temple Moor High School 6-24 Dowdales Barrow
Temple Moor is the first Leeds school to ever reach the Carnegie Champion Schools Final in its 30 year history.