St Cuthbert's High School

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St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
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Address
St Cuthbert's High School
Gretna Road

Newcastle upon Tyne
,
NE15 7PX

England
Coordinates 54°58′44″N1°40′31″W / 54.97892°N 1.67536°W / 54.97892; -1.67536
Information
Type academy
MottoQuies In Caelo
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1881
FounderBishop James Chadwick
Local authority Newcastle upon Tyne
Department for Education URN 137900 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalDaniel P. Murray [1]
Staffc.75
GenderBoys [2]
Age11to 18 [2]
Enrolment1207 [2]
Colour(s)Maroon, Gold and Pale Blue
Diocese Hexham and Newcastle
Website http://www.st-cuthbertshigh.newcastle.sch.uk

St Cuthbert's Catholic High School is a boys-only Roman Catholic secondary school with academy status located on Gretna Road in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

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Admissions

St Cuthbert's is a seven-form entry school. The school admits students of all faiths, but Roman Catholic children take priority. [3]

History

St Cuthbert's Grammar School was opened in Westmorland Road, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, on 16 August 1881, largely due to the efforts of Bishop James Chadwick and his successor Bishop John Bewick building upon the foundations of the Catholic Collegiate School established in 1870 in Eldon Square.[ citation needed ] Shortly afterward the School moved to larger premises in Bath Lane in the centre of the city. In 1922 the School transferred to the present site on Gretna Road. Part of the school (1922 Block – now demolished) was built directly over the Vallum (rear ditch) of Hadrian's Wall. During WWII, boys were evacuated to Cockermouth in what is now Cumbria. In 2011 the School again became single site on the completion of the Building Schools for the Future work, the former Lower School buildings on Fox & Hounds Lane having been demolished.

It was a direct grant grammar school until September 1977, [4] then began to take a comprehensive intake.

The school converted to academy status in March 2012. [2] [5]

Principals

Since 1881 there have been seven clergymen as head:

and three lay headteachers:

The incumbent is Daniel P. Murray. [7]

Academic statistics

St. Cuthbert's was 662nd in the Financial Times Top 1000 Schools 2008 – 17th of 34 schools in the North East to make the list.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Headmaster's Welcome". St Cuthbert's Catholic High School. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "St Cuthbert's High School". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Galloway, Cecilia (12 September 2017). "St Cuthbert's Catholic High Schoo: The schools adjudicator's admission objection decision about St Cuthbert's Catholic High School" (PDF). Gov.UK. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "ST. CUTHBERT'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE (ADMISSIONS)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . House of Commons. 30 July 1958.
  5. ↑ "St Cuthbert's High School". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Tyneside school finds cricket bat signed by legends such as Don Bradman". The Chronicle. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "St Cuthbert's High School - GOV.UK".
  8. ↑ Hunt, Philip A. (1988). Biographical Register 1880-1974 Corpus Christi College (University of Oxford). Oxford, England: The College. ISBN   9780951284407.
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