St Cuthbert Mayne School | |
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Address | |
Trumlands Road , , TQ1 4RN | |
Coordinates | 50°29′04″N3°31′55″W / 50.48451°N 3.53193°W |
Information | |
Type | Voluntary aided school |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic / Church of England |
Local authority | Torbay |
Department for Education URN | 113551 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | James Down |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11to 18 |
Website | http://www.st-cuthbertmayne.co.uk/ |
St Cuthbert Mayne School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Torquay in the English county of Devon. [1] The school is named after Saint Cuthbert Mayne, a Roman Catholic priest and martyr of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation.
It is a voluntary aided Roman Catholic and Church of England school [2] administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth, the Church of England Diocese of Exeter [3] and Torbay Council. The school admits pupils from all over Torbay. It is housed in a two-story building with a cantilevered glass facade. [4]
In May 2025, the school will be performing the regional south west schools performance of Disney’s Frozen (the full west end production) after winning a competition to be one of only 11 schools in the UK to win the rights during 24/25 academic year before it goes on general release.
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Cuthbert of Lindisfarne was a saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition. He was a monk, bishop and hermit, associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in the Kingdom of Northumbria, today in northern England and southern Scotland. Both during his life and after his death, he became a popular medieval saint of Northern England, with a cult centred on his tomb at Durham Cathedral. Cuthbert is regarded as the patron saint of Northumbria. His feast days are 20 March and 4 September.
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