Breaking news! Following on from our 2020 award, GSAL has just been named The Sunday Times North Independent Secondary School of the Decade! Thank you to everyone in the GSAL community, past and present, who has made this possible.
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#beinspired
#education
It is with very heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mr Derek Fry, a legendary teacher here at GSAL and formerly, Leeds Grammar School.
We know that many will want to pay tribute to Derek and further details will be released shortly.
Grateful thanks to Mr Bagshaw, who is busy in the DT workshop manufacturing vital personal protective equipment for health workers. Having delivered 130+ face masks he’s running low on materials, can you help?
#GSALStayConnected
#CovidCantStopGOOD
#gsaladt
Following his design of a World Reimagined globe this summer, Y10 pupil, Danyal was invited to meet HM King Charles III today when he visited
#Leeds
to view the globes and unveil a special plaque commemorating the 10th anniversary of our partner
@Child_Leeds
#BeInspired
#art
We’re proud of hero Hoshi who gave the gift of life through organ donation and are proud to support
@LeedsHospitals
Be A Hero campaign. Watch from the air as we spell it out!
#beaheroyorks
The Grammar School at Leeds turned blue this evening as a thank you to the NHS and as the school community joined in
#clapforcarers
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#gsalalltogether
Big thanks to the estates team, especially Craig, for making this happen!
It’s a proud day at GSAL! We’re named The Sunday Times North Independent Secondary School of the Year, as we celebrate our senior students’ success at Speech Day. Comment from
#parentpower
editor here Details to come in The Sunday Times
#independentschools
We were delighted to welcome Baroness Benjamin to GSAL today to launch Black History Month. The Baroness shared her experiences about when she first came to England as a 10 year old with our Y6 pupils followed by a truly inspiring talk to our senior pupils and staff.
3250 visors and counting…that’s the total from Mr Bagshaw’s PPE production line in DT. Recent recipients include a local pharmacy and Pinderfields Hospital. We can now take more orders from NHS or other key health workers. Email djb
@gsal
.org.uk
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#NHSheroes
The Grammar School at Leeds offers its deepest sympathies to the Royal family on the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. Her lifetime of duty, love and service has been remarkable and we mark her passing with profound sadness and heartfelt thanks. PA/Danny Lawson
They’ve done it again! For the fourth year running our netball teams have reached the finals of the
@EnglandNetball
national schools competition in all three age groups. We wish them the best of luck in the national finals this Saturday
#netball
#schoolsport
@GsalSport
So lovely to have lots of pupils in school today after such a long time! Our new Y7s and Y12s are having their induction day and our Y13s are in for UCAS preparation. Looking forward to the rest of our family joining us tomorrow.
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#Year7
#sixthform
#september2020
Tony Allan, the
#sixthform
café supervisor and chef retired today after
#14years
at GSAL, having served almost 1 million meals. To celebrate his service, students and staff gathered to form a guard of honour today for Tony, who previously served in the Royal Navy for 20 years.
A huge good luck to the GSAL U19 team who are on their way to play in the National Schools Netball Final this weekend. Thanks to
@EnglandNetball
for this fantastic photo of vice captain Jenna at last year’s final. All the best, girls!
#BeInspired
#NationalSchoolsNetball
We are delighted to be hosting tonight’s edition of Question Time. Following a busy two days the stage is ready and waiting…
#setup
#bbcquestiontime
#bbcone
We are hugely grateful for your kind offers of help to source materials for our PPE production line. We have set up a fundraising page which you can access via the link in our news story Thank you
#GSALStayConnected
#CovidCantStopGOOD
#gsaladt
Today it's Christmas lunch at GSAL! Thank you to our wonderful catering team in Primary, the Refectory and the Sixth Form cafe. Merry Christmas to you all.
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#gsalprimary
GSAL bid an emotional farewell to Jane Marsh, our Estates Manager, one of those people for whom the word legend is probably not an exaggeration! We will miss her enormously. Thank you Jane for your tremendous contribution to GSAL and LGS before that.
Tomorrow is a huge day in the school netball calendar, the finals of the England Netball National Schools Competition! We’re so proud that two of our teams
@GsalSport
have qualified for the national final and wish the U14s and U16s the very best of luck!
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#gsalnetball
Our brilliant estates team are entering into the Christmas spirit whether they are managing the car park or leading the cleaning team.
#gsalstaff
#christmas2021
Before the current lockdown, Y12 student, Haashim, completed a century bike ride in aid of
@andysmanclubuk
. Haashim was the youngest rider in the team which raised £3000 for the charity. A fantastic achievement, made more so by the fact Haashim only took up cycling in the summer!
Although lots of you will have enjoyed the sunny weather over half term, our estates team have been busy working on the new areas of primary school, including the new main entrance, KS1 library, and for the youngers years direct access to outdoor space.
#gsalprimary
Congratulations to all our students receiving their A level results this morning! A staggering 100 of them achieved ABB or above,the coveted grades required by leading universities.Thanks to
@sdphotos1
for capturing the celebrations perfectly
#gsalyear13
#Alevels
#examresults2018
It was very moving to receive a letter last week from the late Queen Elizabeth II, thanking our primary children for their work in honour of her platinum jubilee. Sent only a few days before her death, it is a poignant reminder of her absolute dedication to duty and service.
We were happy to be involved in launching the new online course in A-level art history with
@NEC_Education
@forarthistory
. The course is open to everyone and here's why we should all study art history! Thanks to Professors Pollock and Harrison Moore of
@FAHACS
for their support.
Thank you to award-winning historian, author and broadcaster Prof
@DavidOlusoga
for coming to
@TheGSAL
today. He reminded us that a critical examination of our history is a vital part of thinking and learning, striking to the core of education itself.
#BlackHistory
#BeInspired
Abby's lockdown locks have come off for charity! Year 10
@theGSAL
student Abby had her hair cut for
@LPTrustUK
which makes wigs for children with cancer. Well done Abby. Find out more
#gsalstayconnected
Today marks the last day in school for our Class of 2021. Wishing you all the very best of luck in your future endeavours and looking forward to seeing you in August for your results.
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#beinspired
#classof2021
#NewAdventuresAhead
Congratulations Year 11 on such a fantastic set of GCSE results! We are so proud of you. Good luck to all as you move on to challenges new.
#GCSEResultsDay
#Results2024
Thank you
@TheGSAL
for your kind and generous Easter egg donations. We received over 300 eggs which are now on their way to
@Child_Leeds
families, a food bank and a primary school in Harehills.
#gsalfamily
#gsalcommunity
Happy Star Wars Day! GSAL's wonderful Estates team donned their best May 4th attire to bring sci-fi smiles to everyone's faces today.
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
#StarWarsDay
Happy Monday! That was a good weekend! Did we mention that we've been named North Independent Secondary School of the Year? Read all about it in The Sunday Times Parent Power guide 😀
#parentpower
#independentschools
It's nearly time to welcome everyone back! A huge thank you goes out to all who have made this possible, including our hard-working housekeeping team who are busy across school ensuring everything is spick and span ready for Monday!
#gsalfamily
#teamwork
#backtoschool
#covidsafe
Congratulations to
#AlanNaylor
(OL72) on being awarded the Silver Wolf, the highest award made by The Scout Association for
#services
of the most exceptional character. Carol Milburn, the Country Commissioner presented Alan with his award at a ceremony on GSAL’s Scout campsite.
Recently at The Grammar School at Leeds, you may have noticed a newly unveiled sundial on the walkway from the visitors’ car park to the main reception. Read more here about the
#sundial
and its dedication to much-loved physics teacher Mr Fry:
GSAL U19 netballers are independent schools champions - for the third year running! It was an epic victory against Millfield in the
@SmileISNC
final, GSAL needed extra time to clinch the title 59-55. Congratulations to the team and their coaches
@Cathryn27760
As it's
#YorkshireDay
we thought we'd share in the celebrations with some of our Yorkshire cricketers! Congratulations to
Sabir, Rohan, Ibrahim, Aarush, Aaron and Imaan who have all been picked to play for their county this year in their respective age groups.
#beinspired
After 42 years of teaching at LGHS and GSAL, today we bid a very fond farewell to Biology teacher Christine Jagger. We will miss Christine enormously and are hugely grateful for her consistent dedication to our school and pupils.
#BeInspired
#GSALFamily
Entrance exam doesn't mean a day off for all our
@GSALJnr
pupils! The swimming team is at the John Charles Centre for the HMC championships, and our U10 and U11 swimmers have won gold medals galore! Best of luck to the relay teams who go this afternoon
#gsalsport
#gsalprimary
Looking forward to bringing our new Primary School to life next week as we welcome our pupils and teachers back to school! Enjoy watching this sneak preview.
#gsalalltogether
#gsalprimary
#Vimeo
Class 6B are burpee-ing to raise funds for
@BCRT
a cause close to their heart. They are pledging to complete 2000 burpees in the month of November.
#bonecancerresearch
#fundraising
#burpeechallenge
If you would like to sponsor them please follow this link
Fantastic celebrations at GSAL this morning as over 70% of GCSE grades are 7+ (A+). 37 students scooped grade 8s or 9s in every subject, including 11 who secured the top grade of 9 in all of their GCSEs.
#GCSEresultsday2022
#gsalresultsday
#beinspired
Rachel Woolford (GSAL14) is
#TheApprentice
2024 winner. We cannot wait to see what you and North Studio accomplish with Lord Sugar’s mentorship. Well done to Paul Midha (GSAL12) for getting to the final 5 too. You have both done Leeds and the
#GSALCommunity
proud.
Our outstanding exam results, teaching excellence and engaging curricular and co-curricular offering puts us top of the list as The Sunday Times North Independent Secondary School of the Year.
gsalsport: What a day for this group of pupils. The U13s girls hockey became County champions. Some very impressive hockey on display.
#GSALtogether
#challenge
@TheGSAL
On this unusual A-level results day our Principal, Mrs Woodroofe, praises the impressive resilience and positivity shown by this generation of school leavers. Best of luck to the class of 2020 with your future plans
#gsalresultsday
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Half of all GCSE grades at GSAL are 8 and 9, while a third of our students achieved 7 and above in all their subjects – that’s 10 top grades each! Congratulations Y11 and best of luck with your post-16 studies
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#GCSEresults2019
We were delighted to welcome the Rt Hon Stuart Lawrence, the younger brother of Stephen Lawrence, to GSAL yesterday to spread his revolutionary message of hope and to mark the start of
#BlackHistoryMonth
.
We were so excited to welcome Cllr Eileen Taylor to GSAL today for her first official engagement as
@LordMayorLeeds
! Cllr Taylor presented the awards at the Leeds Inter-School Youth Cup. Congratulations to winners St Patrick’s Catholic Primary!
@LeedsCC_News
@Child_Leeds
#Leeds
We are proud to announce that Abi and Rayan have been selected to represent GSAL at the
@COP26
Climate Conference. Abi will be in Glasgow and Rayan will join remotely with students years 10-13 from across the UK who will act as the collective voice of UK schools.
@UKSchoolsSusty
Our van load of provisions is on its way as a big thank you to everyone
@CryptLeeds
for providing food and friendship to those who need it this Christmas. Thanks to families and staff for donations and to our estates team elves for doing the heavy lifting.
#gsalalltogether
#leeds
Our co-curricular activities are back in full swing again this term and it was lovely to hear our Y12 singers outside this lunchtime.
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#music
#beinspired
Work has started on our new sports barn will be used primarily for indoor netball and tennis, but can also be used for other sports. It will be available to the wider community and, already, a lot of interest has been received from local sports clubs.
Three teams took part in the English Schools’ cross country cup regional finals. Congratulations to our junior girls who came second and are through to the national finals!
@SchoolAthletics
A quick update on our fundraising festive jumper day... The total amount raised was a staggering £1441.72 for the wonderful local charity
@LeedsZarach
An incredible team effort we’re sure you’ll agree! Thank you once again for all your support.
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#charity
#helpingothers
A warm welcome to new staff members this academic year, four of whom are school alums. Thirty-eight new staff members spent yesterday getting acclimatised to GSAL life before they were joined by all existing staff members today.
#BeInspired
#BacktoSchool
#NewAcademicYear
It’s almost time for our Thursday thank you to NHS and other workers who are keeping us safe. Here’s a special tribute from the key workers’ children we’re looking after in Junior School so their mums and dads can go to work
#clapforourcarers
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#gsalprimary
In light of everything that is going on currently, and in what might possibly be their final physical lesson of the year, our Y11s have been busy writing letters to our older alumni to help brighten up their day…
Congratulations to Y8 pupil, Hollie on her record-breaking swim success at the
@ENGLISH_SSA
Inter Divisional Championships. Hollie broke the English Schools record for 200 metre freestyle and won a further 2 individual gold medals and 2 relay medals too.
Congrats to our teams making great progress in national hockey competitions! U19s in QFs of
@SmileISHC
while in
@EnglandHockey
Schools Championships U16s are in final 8 and U18s have one match to go to claim a place in the national finals. Good luck all! Photo by
@sdphotos1
Welcome back to the start of the summer term! A bit different from usual but still full of exciting learning opportunities and new experiences. Our online teaching programme gets underway at 9am and hopefully we’ll see all our pupils again soon.
#gsal
#keeplearning
#beinspired
Our Class of 2022 enjoyed a fantastic prize-giving and graduation ball earlier this month. All the photos are now available to view in the Y13 area on MyGSAL portal. Wishing them all the very best for their results in August!
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#BeInspired
#GraduationBall
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