Blessed George Napier Catholic School

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Blessed George Napier Catholic School
Address
Blessed George Napier Catholic School
Addison Road

Banbury
,
Oxfordshire
,
OX16 9DG

England
Coordinates 52°02′55″N1°14′28″W / 52.0485°N 1.241°W / 52.0485; -1.241
Information
Type Academy
MottoVincit veritas
Truth conquers
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic Church
Department for Education URN 141146 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherNiamh Dolan
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment870
Website blessedgeorgenapier.co.uk

Blessed George Napier Catholic School, known locally as BGN, is a Catholic secondary school and sixth form with academy status. It is located on Addison Road in the Easington ward of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.

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Foundation

The school is named "Blessed George Napier" after George Napper (Napier), who is the patron of the school, and there are memorial plaques on the outside of the school, depicting his death. BGN is one of only two Catholic schools offering secondary education in Oxfordshire, the other one being Greyfriars Catholic School in Oxford. Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Oxfordshire County Council and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham, Blessed George Napier Roman Catholic School converted to academy status on 1 August 2014. However the school continues to coordinate with Oxfordshire County Council for admissions.

Facilities

The school has two main buildings (with a third building under construction as of October 2021), one of which is named the Corrigan building after Monsignor Corrigan, two outbuildings, including a Sports Centre, an Astroturf court at the rear and an on-site Chapel, with stained glass windows depicting the life and death of the School's Patron, Blessed George Napier, as well as one Portakabin as classrooms. The Sports Centre is named the "Monsi" after Monsignor Corrigan, a fairly well-known and long-serving Chair of Governors now deceased. The school has 880 students in the 11–18 age range, including a sixth form. In the past, BGN has won awards for its school meals catering. It also has a youth choir, who still fundraise at local supermarkets during the Christmas period and go on trips to other countries. There is an annual pilgrimage for year 12 students to Lourdes in France. There will soon be a third additional building opening in the summer term of 2024. There is an additional teaching block which houses new Science laboratories & classrooms, and a large assembly hall space.


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