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The morley academy a journey begins
The Morley Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Morley, West Yorkshire, England.
Contents
- The morley academy a journey begins
- The morley academy leavers 2005 2012
- History
- Awards and recognition
- Morley Grammar School
- References
The school forms part of the Gorse Academies Trust which also includes The Farnley Academy, The Ruth Gorse Academy and the Elliott Hudson College.
The morley academy leavers 2005 2012
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. 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.
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.
An Ofsted inspection in 2006 found the school Grade 3 (Satisfactory) for overall effectiveness, and in 2009, Grade 1 (Outstanding). Ofsted re-evaluated the school with the same Grade 1 rating in 2013.
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 celebration.
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.
In the 2015 New Year's Honours List, Sir John Townsley was knighted for his services to education.
The Morley Academy closed its sixth form provision in September 2015 due to the opening of Elliott Hudson College, a dedicated sixth form centre.
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. 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.