Morley High School

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Morley High School is a co-educational comprehensive school for pupils ages 11-18 in West Yorkshire, England. Morley is situated 5 miles south-west of Leeds with a population of about 50,000. The school has approximately 1,400 students enrolled. The head teacher is John Townsley. The school is one of only four in the UK to have been awarded the Investors in People Champions Award.

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[edit] Historical background

The school was first established as a grammar school in 1907, becoming a mixed comprehensive in 1975.

[edit] Performance

In July 2001 the Arts Council awarded the school the Artsmark at the Silver level. The school was one of only three in Leeds and 13 in Yorkshire to be so recognised.[1] Morley High School is a Specialist Technology College. In their 2006 inspection, Ofsted found that the school was "satisfactory and improving".[2]

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  1. ^ Arts Council award
  2. ^ Ofsted report
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