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Aireborough Grammar School was an English state grammar school situated on the Yeadon / Guiseley border in Aireborough, an urban district of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Grammar school can refer to various types of schools in different English-speaking countries. ... Aireborough was an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1937 to 1974, to the north of Leeds. ... The West Riding as an administrative county prior to its abolition in 1974. ...

The school was founded in 1910 and closed in 1991.

1 A brief history
2 School Houses
3 Alumni
4 Notable staff members
5 Reunions
6 Related information
7 References
8 Further reading

A brief history

In January 1906, a meeting of Rawdon, Yeadon, Guiseley and Menston councils discussed a proposal to create a secondary school at Guiseley. The following May the first meeting of the governing body of Guiseley Secondary School took place. In April 1907, the school name was amended to become Yeadon and Guiseley Secondary School. Plans were agreed in October 1907 and construction began.^[1] Rawdon is a small town in Yorkshire located within the Leeds Metropolitan boundary. ... Yeadon High Street Yeadon is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Guiseley is a small town in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Otley. ... Menston is a village in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Secondary school is the term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ...

The school opened on 14 September 1910 with 71 pupils, and the official opening of Yeadon and Guiseley Secondary School took place on 4 November 1910. In 1937, the townships of Rawdon, Yeadon and Guiseley were amalgamated to form the Aireborough Urban District, at which time the name of the school changed to Aireborough Grammar School. September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Aireborough was an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1937 to 1974, to the north of Leeds. ...

When the Butler Education Act 1944 came into force in 1945, the school became a county maintained secondary grammar school, and only admitted pupils who had passed the Eleven plus exam. There was considerable building extension work undertaken in the early 1960s which was accompanied by significant increase in pupil numbers and, from 1974, facilitated the school's evolution into a comprehensive school. The Jubilee Review in 1985 alluded to the fact that "the future may well be uncertain".^[2] This prophecy became true in May 1991 when the school closed, following which it was demolished and the land was developed as housing. There is some link with the old school, however, as the boundary wall incorporates the carved Rawdon, Yeadon, Guiseley and Menston stones from the facade of the school, and the street names of Coverley Rise and Fairfax Grove in the development pay a passing homage to two of the school houses. Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, KG, CH, PC, DL (9 December 1902 â€“ 8 March 1982), who invariably signed his name R. A. Butler and was familiarly known as Rab, was a British Conservative politician. ... The Education Act 1944 changed the education system for secondary schools in England and Wales. ... Grammar school can refer to various types of schools in different English-speaking countries. ... The Eleven Plus was an examination which was given to students in their last year of primary education in the United Kingdom under the Tripartite System. ... A Comprehensive school is a type of school providing secondary level education in England or Wales. ...

School Houses

The school was divided into three houses in 1921, these being

Coverley (Purple and Gold). The Calverley family once owned the school land. Dobson ^[1] suggests there is some link from this family to Sir Roger de Coverley.
Fairfax (Green and Yellow) named after the Fairfax family who once owned the village of Menston
Forster (Dark- and Light Blue) named after William Edward Forster who lived at Rawdon and drafted the Elementary Education Act 1870.

In 1937, at the time the school name changed to Aireborough Grammar School, a further house was introduced. This was Cavendish, named after the family name of the Duke of Devonshire, who owned land at nearby Bolton Abbey. William Edward Forster in 1851 William Edward Forster (July 11, 1818 - April 6, 1886), British statesman, was born of Quaker parents at Bradpole in Dorsetshire. ... Elementary Education Act 1870 commonly known as Forsters Education Act established guidelines which, on paper, granted the right to schooling to any male between the ages of 5 and 13. ... Cavendish is the surname of a British noble family, also known as the House of Cavendish, descended from Sir John Cavendish of Cavendish in the country of Suffolk (c. ... The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom. ... Bolton Abbey is a civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. ...

At some time before the early 1960s the house colours became:

Cavendish: Red
Coverley: Yellow
Fairfax: Green
Forster: Blue

Alumni

The School alumni includes:

Hedley Verity (1905 – 1943) an England cricketer whose 1932 innings analysis of 19.4-16-10-10 remains a world record in a first-class match.
Brian Close (1931 - ) the youngest man ever to play Test cricket for England.
Rear Admiral Richard J Ibbotson DSC, MSc, RN (1954 - ) who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for operations in the First Gulf War 1991.^[3] ^[4] ^[5]
Marc Almond (1957 - ) a popular English singer and recording artist, who found fame as a member of the duo Soft Cell.
Nigel Melville (1961 - ) one of the few players to captain England Rugby team on his debut appearance

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Notable staff members

Ernest Tillotson MSc. FRAS. FGS. (1904 – 1981) was Physics teacher from 1927 to retirement (in 1969?). He was an authority on British earthquakes, a member of the Seismological subcommittee of the Royal Society and represented the United Kingdom at meetings of the European Seismological Committee. ^[6]

The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) began as the Astronomical Society of London in 1820 to support astronomical research (mainly carried on at the time by gentleman astronomers rather than professionals). ... The Geological Society of London is a learned society based in England with the aim of investigating the mineral structure of the Earth. It is the oldest national geological society in the world and the largest in Europe with over 9000 Fellows entitled to the postnominal FGS - over 2000 of... The premises of the Royal Society in London (first four properties only). ...

Reunions

Two reunions have taken place since the closure of the school, both of which have been on Nunroyd Park, which is opposite the former school site.

The first reunion was in 1992
The 2002 reunion is reported in the Keighley News archive. The school's opening and closing dates in this report are inaccurate.

Related information

Aireborough RUFC was established by former pupils of the school in 1970. Aireborough RUFC is situated in Nunroyd Park, Yeadon about 7 miles from Leeds City Centre. ...

References

^ ^a ^b Dobson, A (1961). Aireborough Grammar School, a History 1910 – 1960. Leeds: Aireborough Grammar School.
^ Mathers,C. Chaplin,S. Molyneux,S. (eds.) (1985) Aireborough Grammar School Jubilee Review 1910-1985. Leeds: Aireborough Grammar School
^ Royal Navy website. HMS Hurworth [1] Retrieved 28 November 2006
^ HMS Hurworth (M39)
^ Royal Naval Museum website. Trustees [2] Retrieved 28 November 2006
^ QJRAS (1981). Ernest Tillotson (Obituary). Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 22, p.468 03/1981. [3] Retrieved 28 November 2006

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