The Morley Academy
| File:The Morley Academy logo.png | |
| Motto | To Learn, To Serve |
|---|---|
| Established | 1907 |
| Type | Academy |
| Religion | Mixed |
| Principal | Leanne Griffiths |
| Executive Principal | John Townsley |
| Chair of Governors | Terry Elliot |
| Location | Fountain Street Morley West Yorkshire LS27 0PD England Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| DfE URN | 136392 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1589 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Einstein, Franklin, Turing and Quant |
| Colours | Red, Green, Yellow and Purple |
| Website | www |
The Morley Academy is a co-educational secondary school with Academy status for pupils ages 11–16 (ever sinice the introduction of the Elliot Hudson college, removing post-16 activity in the school) in West Yorkshire, England. Morley is situated 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Leeds city centre with a population of about 50,000. The school has approximately 1,589 pupils enrolled. The school no longer contains a Sixth Form.
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History
The school was established as Morley Secondary School on 4 July 1907, becoming Morley Grammar School in 1930. The first head teacher was John Robinson Airey (1868–1937) who was a nationally renowned mathematician.[1] It became a mixed comprehensive in 1975 under headmaster J R (Ralph) Carr. The school has had six different headteachers. During the First World War pupils at Morley Grammar school raised £5,000 to pay for school uniforms for struggling families within the school.[citation needed]
On 1 January 2011, Morley High School became The Morley Academy under the government's new academy programme. Sir John Townsley was appointed head teacher after the retirement of Roland Walker. Towards the end of 2012 Sir John Townsley ceased his leadership of the academy and Anne-Marie Garnett was appointed principal. In November 2014, Leanne Griffiths was appointed as Principal.
After Sir John Townsley's appointment to Morley High School, an Ofsted inspection in 2006 found the school Grade 3 (Satisfactory) for overall effectiveness, and in 2009, Grade 1 (Outstanding).[2] Also in 2009, after conversion to an Academy, Ofsted re-evaluated the school with the same Grade 1 rating.[3]
In the 2015 New Year's Honours List, Sir John Townsley was knighted for his services to education.
At the start of the 2015 year, head teacher Leanne Griffiths announced by letter that the school would now withdraw all privileges, such as trips, from pupils where "personal or insulting comments" had been made by their parents on social media, or where there had been any "breakdown in rapport" with the school and that the school was working with police to stop this.[4][5]
London 2012
On 25 June 2012 The Morley Academy hosted the Olympic Torch during its tour of the United Kingdom. African drummers from the school's extracurricular club with dancers and children from schools in the surrounding area welcomed the torch and joined in the celebrations.
Awards and recognition
In July 2001 the Arts Council awarded the Morley High School the Silver Level Artsmark. The school was one of three in Leeds and of only thirteen in Yorkshire to be so recognised.[6] The Morley Academy is a Specialist Technology College.
The school is one of only 200 schools in the country that have been awarded Teaching School Status.[7]
Alumni
Morley Grammar School
- Brian Turner CBE, chef.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 98 (1938), 243-244 Obituary: John Robinson Airey
- ↑ "Morley High School", Ofsted reports 1999-2009. Retrieved 13 November 2013. Pdf download required
- ↑ "The Morley Academy", Ofsted report 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2013. Pdf download required
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- ↑ "Round 1 Artsmark Awards". Arts Council (web archive). Retrieved 13 November 2013
- ↑ "Morley Academy gains teaching status", Morley Observer and Advertiser, 4 April 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2013
External links
- "Morley Grammar School, aerial view", Leodis.net
- "Morley Grammar, Secondary or High School", Homepage.ntlworld.com
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- Articles with unsourced statements from November 2013
- Articles with unsourced statements from May 2012
- Educational institutions established in 1909
- Academies in Leeds
- Secondary schools in Leeds
- 1909 establishments in England
- Morley, West Yorkshire
