Coloma Convent Girls' School

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Coloma Convent Girls' School
Address
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Upper Shirley Road

Shirley
,
Greater London
,
CR9 5AS

England
Coordinates 51°22′10″N0°03′10″W / 51.369361°N 0.052846°W / 51.369361; -0.052846
Information
Type Academy
MottoLaborare Est Orare (To Work is to Pray)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1869
Founder The Very Reverend Canon Van Crombrugghe
Local authority Croydon
TrustSELCAT
Department for Education URN 149347 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherDanielle Bumford-Sinclair
GenderGirls
Age11to 18
Colour(s)Navy blue   Light blue  
Website coloma.croydon.sch.uk

Coloma Convent Girls' School is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form in a semi-rural location in Shirley, on the outskirts of Croydon, South London, England. [1]

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History

The school regards its founder as being the Very Reverend Canon Constant Van Crombrugghe, who founded the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary and Joseph in Belgium in 1817. There is a bronze bust of Van Crombrugghe in the Main Hall and a painting of him in their Performing Arts Centre.

The school opened on 2 August 1869, with one pupil. In 1871, property was found in Tavistock Road, Croydon, and named Coloma. The school remained there until its move in 1965 to the present site. At the start of its history, the school's motto was Timpore in Silvam (in time a forest) but after it became an established place of learning it was changed to Laborare est Orare (to work is to pray).

Previously a grammar school, Coloma became a comprehensive school in 1978, and was a grant-maintained school in 1994–1999. In 2000 the school opened a sixth form. [2] From September 2010 until late 2018 The Quest Academy was part of the separate Coloma Trust, an academy trust that later also included the Archbishop Lanfranc school. [3]

Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Croydon London Borough Council, [4] in November 2022 Coloma Convent Girls' School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by SELCAT, [5] but continues to be under the jurisdiction of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark.

Admissions policy

Girls wanting to attend the school are admitted using a religious observation points system, which is intended to give priority to candidates who are seen as the most devout, and to families who are most active in the church. The school is one of a small group of Catholic comprehensives to have adopted this system, along with the London Oratory School, Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School and the John Fisher School. Prior to the year 2000 most of these schools admitted a percentage of their pupils based on ability, aptitude or through an interview process. The points system is seen by some as a way for these schools to protect the Catholicity of their intake.

The school also selects a number of pupils at 11+ or 16+ for music scholarships.

House System

Each pupil attending the school is a member of a house; each year group contains six houses: St. Barbara's (red) St. Bernadette's (green), Edith's (yellow), St. Margaret's (light blue), St. Theresa's (purple) and St. Winifred's (dark blue). The house a pupil is sorted into will be the same as any other family member who may have attended the school. Inter-house competitions and events take place throughout the year, culminating at the annual summer Sports Day.

Combined Cadet Force

While the school does not have their own Combined Cadet Force (CCF), a few of the girls per year get to attend CCF training at Royal Russell School enabling them to experience the Army or the RAF. [6]

Headteachers

Alumni

Coloma Convent Girls' School

Coloma Girls' Grammar School

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References

  1. ↑ "Education | League Tables | Performance results for Coloma Convent Girls' School". BBC News. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Reach, Smarter. "History of Coloma".
  3. ↑ "AFTER 40 years of teaching, Selsdon High School shut its doors for the last time on Wednesday. | This is Croydon". Thisiscroydontoday.co.uk. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Coloma Convent Girls' School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to SELCAT". Selcat.org.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Reach, Smarter. "Combined Cadet Force".
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