Allerton High School
Community secondary school in Leeds (Leeds).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
At Allerton High, our core purpose is enabling young people to achieve success. We want all students to achieve the best they can, become independent learners and acquire the skills and qualities they will need to be successful in an ever-changing world. We want them to feel valued and to be happy and confident.
We work in close partnership with our community, parents/carers and governors to achieve this ideal and to deliver what we consider to be a first class education. We value: hard work, kindness, perseverance, aspiration, service to others, courtesy, honesty and tolerance. As such, we ask all members of our community to: Be Kind, Work Hard, Challenge Yourself.
We enable young people to achieve success by: We aim to develop Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural awareness and promote British Values by:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Cricket
- Dance
- Debating
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Netball
- Photography
- Rugby
- Stem
- Tennis
- Textiles
- Accelerated Reader
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
Key facts
- URN
- 108057
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (5 current, 6 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Janet Illingworth Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Caroline Gwynedd Allison | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Farhana Naz Younis | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Colin Jordan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ian Downs | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Elaine Silson | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2006 |
| Mrs Nicola Louise Smith Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Laura Kay Pinder Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Katherine Sian Davies Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Mark Christopher Crabtree Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Peter Stagg Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record