Guiseley School

Guiseley School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Guiseley in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.[1]

Guiseley School
Address
Fieldhead Road

Guiseley

City of Leeds
,
West Yorkshire
,
LS20 8DT

England
Coordinates53.8715°N 1.7178°W / 53.8715; -1.7178
Information
TypeFoundation school
Local authorityLeeds City Council
Department for Education URN108085 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMr Paul Clayton
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1344
Capacity1450
HousesSigma

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Websitehttp://www.guiseleyschool.org.uk/

Guiseley became a foundation school in January 2014, and is administered by Leeds City Council and the Aireborough Learning Partnership.[2] Guiseley School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.

History

In September 2006, the school was damaged by a tornado and floods during a freak storm and had to be temporarily closed.[3][4]

In September 2011, Guiseley School became one of the first schools in the UK to completely ban skirts as part of their school uniform.[5] The school released a statement saying that they believed that short skirts were contributing to the sexualisation of children.[6]

In September 2015, 46 pupils and 4 staff members from the school became ill with food poisoning while on a school trip to Belgium.[7] A total of 80 Year 11 pupils had gone on the school trip and those who were taken ill were treated at seven hospitals around Zeebrugge.[7][8] Those pupils who were not infected were taken to a hostel.[9] All of the pupils and staff eventually recovered.[10]

In January 2019, plans to replace most of the existing school buildings with a new development were approved.[11] The plans were expected to be completed in February 2021.[12]

In March 2020, Department for Education statistics revealed that Guiseley School received the lowest amount of funding per pupil of all Leeds state secondary schools, with £4673 per head, although this figure was still above the national average of £4556 per pupil for all state schools in England.[13]

Notable former pupils

Notable former staff

Notable staff

References
  1. "Guiseley School". guiseleyschool.org.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. "Aireborough Learning Partnership". guiseleyschool.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. "Tornado hits during freak storm". 14 September 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. "Big clean-up after storm damage". 15 September 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. "Skirt ban at Guiseley School after length rules ignored". BBC News. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. "Parents back Guiseley School's skirts ban". Wharfedale Observer. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. "'This is hell' - Guiseley students hit by food poisoning during Belgium trip". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  8. "50 pupils and staff taken ill on Belgian school trip". ITV News. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  9. "Sickness-hit Guiseley school trip pupils back home". BBC News. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  10. "Sickness-hit Guiseley school trip pupils all back home". BBC News. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. "Green light for new buildings at Guiseley School". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  12. Hyde, Nathan (13 January 2019). "Plans to build new secondary school in Leeds set for approval". LeedsLive. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  13. Gouk, Annie; Himelfield, Dave (8 March 2020). "Education divided - The highest and lowest funded schools in Leeds". LeedsLive. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  14. "Andy Haldane: 'We have allowed the voluntary sector to wither' | Patrick Butler". the Guardian. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  15. Campbell, James (27 July 2019). "Hull's Stars in Their Eyes winner's new life away from the spotlight". HullLive. Retrieved 4 February 2021.



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