Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy

Last updated

Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Login-Logo.png
Address
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Old Fallings Lane

, ,
WV10 8BL [1]

Coordinates 52°36′40″N2°06′30″W / 52.6110°N 2.1083°W / 52.6110; -2.1083
Information
Type Academy
Motto“Be The Best You Can Be"
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Department for Education URN 141802 Tables
PrincipalLouisa Craig [1]
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18 [1]
HousesBernadette, St. Peter, St. Catherine, Kolbe, Romero, Teresa
Colour(s)Blue and Gold
Website School website

Our Lady and St. Chad Catholic Academy (A Specialist Sports College) is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Fallings Park area of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.

Contents

The Building Schools for the Future program invested £7 million into improving the school, which was completed in September 2013.[ citation needed ] The school was funded another £4.7 million in 2018 to build 14 new classrooms and science laboratories.[ citation needed ]

Originally, the school was titled "Our Lady and St. Chad Catholic Sports College"; however, it gained academy status in 2015, partnering with three schools in Wolverhampton. [2] [3]

OLSC was led by Ms. Keelan for 30 years. In 2014 she was succeeded by Miss Ellis.[ citation needed ]

The name of the school comes from the influence of St. Chad. The secondary building, the Marist Centre, was named after the Marist Brothers. The school was established in 1978 following the merger of St Chad's College, the Roman Catholic grammar school for boys established by the Marist Brothers, which was based at the Old Fallings Lane site, and Our Lady of Mercy girls' grammar school, situated near Snow Hill, Wolverhampton, and started by the Sisters of Mercy.

Consortium and houses

OLSC consists of 6 house groups; Bernadette, Kolbe, Romero, Teresa, St. Catherine, and St. Peter.

As of Monday 2 March 2015, Our Lady and St. Chad officially became an academy along with St. Mary's, Holy Rosary and Corpus Christi Primary Schools to unite as one in the "Pope John XXIII Multi Academy".

Curriculum

All students study English, Maths, Science, RE, PE, Geography, History, Modern Foreign Language, Computing, Music, Creative Media.

Year 9 and 10

All Students study English Literature, English Language, Maths, Combined Science, RE and PE, and can choose from additional subjects.

Year 11

All Students study English Literature, English Language, Maths, Combined Science, RE and PE, and can choose from additional subjects.

Year 12 and 13

Students have the choice of studying a range of subjects including A level, T level and BTEC. All sixth form students also study Social Justice.

Alumni

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Our Lady of Mercy Academy (New York)</span> Independent all-girl school in Syosset, Nassau County, New York, United States

Our Lady of Mercy Academy, also referred to as OLMA, was a private Catholic College preparatory school for young women, founded in 1928 in Syosset, NY. The academy was governed by a board of directors and it was operated by the Sisters of Mercy. Our Lady of Mercy Academy was Permanently Closed in August of 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marist Sisters' College, Woolwich</span> School in Woolwich, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Marist Sisters' College, Woolwich is an independent Catholic single-sex secondary day school for girls, in Woolwich, a Lower North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1908 by the Marist Sisters and has a non-selective enrolment policy which caters for approximately 1,000 students from Year 7 to Year 12.

Marist Catholic College North Shore is an independent systemic Roman Catholic K–12 coeducational precinct, located in North Sydney, Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Portsmouth Academy</span> Secondary, academy in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

The Portsmouth Academy is a secondary school with academy status, located in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on St Mary's Road in the central district of Fratton near St Mary's Church. Originally established as a girls' school, it became co-educational in the 2017/18 school year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Bonaventure's</span> Catholic secondary school in London, England

St Bonaventure's is a Roman Catholic boys' secondary school located in the Forest Gate area in London, England. Founded in 1875, the school has a long history of providing education to boys in the local community.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Our Lady's Catholic College</span> Voluntary aided school in Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Our Lady's Catholic College (OLCC) is a mixed sex secondary school for pupils aged 11–18. It is located in Skerton, just off the A6 road, north of the River Lune, Lancaster in the North West of England. Formerly Our Lady's Catholic High School, it changed its name after being awarded Specialist Sports College status in September 2003. The college teaches Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, and Sixth Form.

Ivybridge Community College is a state-funded secondary school and academy in Ivybridge, Devon, England. Located on the southern slopes of Dartmoor, it takes students from the surrounding 100 square miles (260 km2) of the South Hams, from 14 contributory primary schools.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Mary's College, Hull</span> Academy in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

St Mary's College is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form located in Cranbrook Avenue, Kingston upon Hull, England. It was formed following an amalgamation between the former St Mary's Convent High School for Girls and Marist College for boys. In 2002 'The Academy' was built, as a sports centre for members of the school, and members of the public to use outside of school hours.

St Michael's Grammar School was a Roman Catholic grammar school in Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College is a secondary school based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. The school specialises in maths and computing, and is named after Blessed Thomas Holford, a 16th-century priest from Cheshire. The college has a Catholic identity, and all pupils are required to wear uniform.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Westwood Academy</span> Academy in Coventry, West Midlands, England

The Westwood Academy is an academy school for children aged 11–18 in Canley, Coventry, England. Its sports centre was completed in July 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">All Saints' Catholic Academy</span> Academy in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

All Saints' Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. It is the only Catholic secondary school in the district, with a capacity for over 1,000 students. The school is allied to St. Philip Neri with St. Bede's Catholic Voluntary Academy for younger pupils aged 3–11 years.

The Cheadle Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status located in Cheadle, Staffordshire in the Midlands area of England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">All Saints Catholic College, Huddersfield</span> Voluntary aided school in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England

All Saints Catholic College is a Roman Catholic secondary school situated in Bradley Bar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trinity School, Belvedere</span> Academy in Belvedere, Greater London, England

Trinity School is a Church of England Secondary Academy located in Belvedere in the London Borough of Bexley. It is a mixed non-selective school located within a selective borough.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy</span> Academy in Derbyshire, England

St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Glossop in northern Derbyshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central Lancaster High School</span> Academy in Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Central Lancaster High School (CLHS) is a coeducational secondary school located in Lancaster, England. Located on Crag Road on the Ridge area in east Lancaster.

Walton Academy, formerly Walton Girls' High School is a co-ed secondary school, in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. It is situated in the south-west of the town near the A607 junction with the A1. The school accepts approximately 135 girls a year. In September 2019, the school saw its first boys enter in year 7, previously boys were only in the sixth form.

St Patrick's High School is a Roman Catholic non-selective, mixed secondary school in Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland that was founded in 1970 by the De La Salle Brothers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Our Lady of Mercy College, Australind</span> Catholic systemic secondary school in Australia

Our Lady of Mercy College is a Catholic secondary school located in Australind, in the South West region of Western Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. "Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Sports College". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. Cladingbowl, Michael (2015). "Academy conversion and predecessor schools". Ofsted. Retrieved 14 July 2020.