St Aloysius' College, Highgate

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St Aloysius' College
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Address
St Aloysius' College, Highgate
Hornsey Lane

Highgate
,
Greater London
,
N6 5LY

England
Coordinates 51°34′11″N0°08′20″W / 51.5698°N 0.1388°W / 51.5698; -0.1388
Information
Type Voluntary aided comprehensive
Motto Latin: Beati Mundo Corde
("Blessed are the pure of heart")
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1879;145 years ago (1879)
Local authority Islington
Department for Education URN 100459 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherP. Whyte [1]
GenderBoys; coeducational sixth form
Age10to 18
Enrollment900 (approx.)
Colour(s)Green
Diocese Westminster
Website www.sta.islington.sch.uk

St Aloysius' College is a Roman Catholic, boys-only state school in the London Borough of Islington, England. Each year around 180 pupils are admitted to Year 7 (aged 11 or 12) on the basis of examination; the local education authority also assigns students without another school to this school. It is the oldest surviving foundation of its kind in the Archdiocese of Westminster.

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History

St Aloysius' College was founded in 1879 by the Brothers of Mercy as a Roman Catholic private boarding and day school and then a grammar school. The control of the college was passed to the De La Salle Brothers in 1960. It turned comprehensive in 1971 with the reorganisation of the English education system, and merged with local boys' comprehensive St. William of York in the 1980s. [2]

The school went through a turbulent period during the 1990s with declining academic standards and the subsequent loss of its sixth form. It reopened the sixth form in September 2010 and admitted a small number of girls. [3] It was awarded the Sportsmark and Artsmark awards. It also featured in a Dispatches special on Channel 4 TV documentary Undercover Teacher.

The school is used by the National Youth Theatre for many of its auditions and courses.

Academics

Pupils usually take 10 or 11 GCSE subjects. [4]

The sixth form is part of a collaboration of local schools in the area known as the Islington Sixth Form Consortium. Fourteen AS Level and four A2 subjects and a number of BTEC courses were available in 2012. [3]

Ofsted inspection

The school underwent Ofsted inspection in November 2018, receiving a Grade 3 ("Requires Improvement"). Effectiveness of leadership and management and personal development, behaviour and welfare were graded as 'good'. In 2022 they received a 'good'. [5]

Pupil protest

In 2019 year 10 to 13 pupils protested outside the school, leading to the school agreeing to review sixth formers' dress code, and an end to compulsory study time. Some parents supported their children, commenting on "petty behaviour rules" and the school not adhering to its policies. [6]

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. ↑ "St Aloysius' College – Our Staff". sta.islington.sch.uk. St Aloysius College, Highgate. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "St Aloysius – About Us". sta.islington.sch.uk. St Aloysius College, Highgate. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 "St Aloysius – Sixth Form". sta.islington.sch.uk. St Aloysius College, Highgate. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "St Aloysius – Subjects". sta.islington.sch.uk. St Aloysius College, Highgate. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  5. ↑ Ofsted School Report: St Aloysius RC College (PDF) (Report). Ofsted. 6 November 2018. 10052799. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  6. ↑ Gelder, Sam; Cumiskey, Lucas (2 April 2019). "Teachers agree to meet some demands of protesting students". Islington Gazette.
  7. 1 2 3 "St Aloysius – Sixth Form". sta.islington.sch.uk. St Aloysius College, Highgate. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  8. ↑ Anozie, Nonso (14 March 2010). "Toe to Toe: Nonso Anozie". Cass Pennant (Interview). Interviewed by Cass Pennant. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.
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