Our Lady's Abingdon

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Our Lady's Abingdon School
Address
Our Lady's Abingdon
Radley Road

Abingdon-on-Thames
,
Oxfordshire
,
OX14 3PS

England
Coordinates 51°40′34″N1°16′35″W / 51.67599°N 1.27626°W / 51.67599; -1.27626
Information
Type Private day school
MottoAge Quod Agis (do what you do well)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1860
Founders Sisters of Mercy
Local authorityOxfordshire
Department for Education URN 123298 Tables
Head teacherDaniel Gibbons
GenderCo-educational
Age7to 18
Enrolment400~
Website http://www.ola.org.uk

Our Lady's Abingdon is a Catholic, co-educational, private day school in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, for pupils aged 7–18.

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History

Our Lady's Convent was founded in 1860 by Sister Clare Moore of the Sisters of Mercy, who worked closely with Florence Nightingale. The school's main auditorium is named after her, the Clare Moore Auditorium, known as the CMA. The school began educating boys and girls from the local area, with a boarding school created in 1866.

The school was reconstituted independently of the Sisters of Mercy in 2004 as a registered charity in England & Wales, formally titled Our Lady's Abingdon Trustees Ltd. [1] [2] The Sisters have since left Abingdon in 2011 but they maintain a representative on the Board of Governors. [3]

In 2009 the school began admitting boys into the senior school. The school name was changed to Our Lady's Abingdon to reflect the change. Since the 2013–14 academic year, it has been fully co-educational. [4] [5] As of 2016, there appeared to be a 50/50 split of boys and girls.

Daniel Gibbons, formerly Deputy Head of Downside School, took over as Head from September 2021. [6]

Academics

A-level results 2020 Overall pass 99% Grade A* – B 75%

GCSE results 2020 Overall pass 97% Grade A* to B 67% Grade A* to C 81%

Extracurricular

Extra-curricular music includes choir, orchestra and wind-band. Other activities include Drama, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Languages, Poetry, Reading, Science and Textiles.

Students in Year 11 and sixth Form take part in a team challenge expedition and community work overseas.

The PE department run sports clubs Monday to Friday both at lunchtime and after school. Activities include swimming, netball, hockey, cross-country running, trampolining, fitness, football, badminton, rounders, athletics, tennis, basketball, synchronised swimming, dance and gymnastics.

Pupils are encouraged to participate in extra-curricular sports clubs regardless of their ability, and they offer a range of after-school fixtures which gives the pupils the opportunity to compete against other schools and take part in county and national competitions.

Pastoral Care

As a Catholic school, [7] mass and feast days are regularly celebrated and open to parents and visitors. The school is located within the Parish of Our Lady and St Edmund and is regularly visited by the parish priest, who is also a member of the Board of Governors. [8]

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References

  1. "School website".
  2. "Our Lady's Abingdon, registered charity no. 1120372". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  3. "Milestones in the History of our Parish". stedmundabingdon.org.uk.
  4. "School website, page on Co-education". ola.org.uk.
  5. "School website, page on History of school". ola.org.uk.
  6. "Daniel Gibbons appointed next Head of Our Lady's Abingdon". Attain. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  7. "Charity overview".
  8. "Spiritual Life".