St Damian's Roman Catholic Science College

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St Damian's R.C. Science College
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The school in November 2011
Address
St Damian's Roman Catholic Science College
Lees Road

Ashton-under-Lyne

Greater Manchester
,
OL6 8BH

England
Coordinates 53°30′33″N2°04′37″W / 53.50921°N 2.07697°W / 53.50921; -2.07697
Information
Type Voluntary aided school
MottoIn Omnibus Fidelis - In All Things Faithful
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1963 (1963)
Local authority Tameside Council
Department for Education URN 106270 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherSheldon Logue
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment830 as of December 2022
Website http://www.stdamians.co.uk/

St Damian's R.C Science College is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school located in Ashton-under-Lyne in the English county of Greater Manchester. [1]

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Established in 1963 as St Damian's Catholic Secondary Modern School, it became a comprehensive school in later years and was also awarded Science College status. As part of the Building Schools for the Future Project a new school building constructed by Carillion was occupied May 2011. Today St Damian's is a voluntary aided school administered by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford. [2]

St Damian's RC Science College offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils. [3] The school also has a specialism in science.

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References

  1. ↑ "St Damian's R.C Science College | Catholic School | Ashton-under-Lyne".
  2. ↑ "St Damian's RC Science College - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Key Stage 4 - Overview".
  4. ↑ "Singer Ashley hits big time". Manchester Evening News. 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.


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