Education
Moor Grange was also the name of a boys county secondary school sited across the ring road. In the latter stages of its life it was renamed Moor Grange High School. It had a football pitch, a cricket square, a rugby field, an athletics area including long jump, high jump and pole vault, a running track of 440 yards and two tennis courts. It also boasted a gym and its assembly hall was frequently used as an additional gym. It has since been demolished and a HM Revenue and Customs House has been built on the site.
On the junction of Spen Lane and Butcher Hill is West Park County Secondary (Girls) School. This building is still used by the education authority, but not as a school.
Abbey Grange School is located on Butcher Hill near to Hawksworth. Abbey Grange School was named after a former Kirkstall Abbey Mannor. The School was opened on 11 October 1952 by the then Princess Royal Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood.
For a picture of the now demolished Moor Grange County Secondary School see the Leodis Database
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