- Wetherby High School
Wetherby High School is a secondary school in the town of
Wetherby ,West Yorkshire . It is run by theLeeds Education Authority . The school is situated on Hallfield Lane, on the Hallfields Estate inWetherby .History
The school is a former
secondary modern school (pupils who passed theEleven Plus would have most likely attended Tadcaster Grammar School). The school was originally sited on Crossley Street, once these premises had become too small for the school, the new site was built in the 1960s (the notable feature being the tower block overlooking the car park of the town's shopping precinct "The Horsefair Centre"). Crossley Street Primary School now occupy the Victorian buildings of the former secondary modern school.Buildings
The buildings were built in the mid 1960s and are very much 'of their time'. Although typically 1960s, and similar to many schools across Leeds, such as
East Leeds High School inSeacroft and the formerMerlyn Rees School inBelle Isle , they are not of a brutalist nature. The site is dominated by a main tower block, linked to the school hall by two footbridges, with two petruding stairwells and a mobile phone mast owned by Orange. Although loathed by many in the area, the buildings are an excellent example of architecture of its time. The site contains a smaller number of older buildings left over from HMS Ceres Landship. These have fallen into considerable disrepair and most were demolished in 2006.Future
The school has recently had a new sports hall built. This was built away from the older buildings as they may soon require
demolition . The site has become somewhat dilapidated and in need of redevelopment. However, being as there are many secondary schools inLeeds with worse problems then no redevelopment plans have been set for the school.Former Pupils
Former pupils from the school include:
* Primrose Shipman (widow of notorious murdererHarold Shipman )
* England andManchester City FootballerMicah Richards .
* Middlesbrough Footballer,Seb Hines .
*Jessie Barden , actresscorination street .----This should not be confused with the public school,
Wetherby School inLondon . This school was named after the street name Wetherby Place, and has nothing to do with Wetherby High School. The street name 'Wetherby Place' was named after the town,Wetherby . Wetherby High School is a state school and not a public school.References
External links
* [http://www.wetherbyhigh.co.uk/ Official website]
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