St Joseph's Catholic College, Bradford

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St Joseph's Catholic College
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Address
St Joseph's Catholic College, Bradford
Cunliffe Road

Manningham
Bradford
,
West Yorkshire
,
BD8 7AP

England
Coordinates 53°48′43″N1°45′56″W / 53.812057°N 1.765675°W / 53.812057; -1.765675
Information
MottoPer Crucem ad Lucem
(Latin: Through the Cross to the Light)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1908
Closed2014
Local authority City of Bradford
Department for Education URN 107429 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Executive HeadteacherP. Heitzman
HeadteacherC. O'Donnell
Staff69
GenderGirls and boys
Age11to 16
Enrolmentapprox. 1,000
Colour(s)    
grey, green, blue and white
School hymnIn God Alone
Sixth formSt Benedict's Sixth Form
Website http://www.stjcc.co.uk/

St Joseph's Catholic College was a private Roman Catholic Girls' school situated in Manningham, close to Bradford city centre in West Yorkshire, England. The school merged with St. Bede's Grammar School in September 2014 to form St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College.

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School history

The college was founded by the Order of the Sisters of the Cross and Passion in 1908. [1] It was a direct grant grammar school until 1977 when it became a Voluntary Aided 13–19 Girls' School under the trusteeship of the Diocese of Leeds, which owns the buildings and grounds, and appoints the majority of the Governors. In 1995 due to Bradford Catholic re-organisation the College became a fee paying 11–19 Catholic Girls' School.

The college's first headmistress from 1908–1916 was Mother Gonzaga. [1] From 1916–1956 the headmistress was Mother Sister Mary Immaculate (born ca. 1890 – died 1977), Yorkshire Women of the Century, educationalist, overseeing St Joseph’s to become one of the major Catholic girls' grammar schools in the country. The college's motto was "Per Crucem ad Lucem" – Through the Cross to the Light.

From 2008 the school had a federated governing body with St. Bede's Grammar School and Yorkshire Martyrs Catholic College. When Yorkshire Martyrs closed in 2010 the girls transferred to St Joseph's.

The school merged with St. Bede's Grammar School in September 2014 to form St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College. [2] The former St. Joseph's is now used as the lower school site of the new school.

Sixth Form

St Joseph's shared an associated sixth form with St. Bede's Grammar School for many years. In 2008 the sixth forms of St Bede's and St Joseph's joined with the sixth form of Yorkshire Martyrs Catholic College to form the Bradford Catholic Sixth Form. When Yorkshire Martyrs closed in 2010 the sixth form transferred to St Bede's and St Joseph's and in 2011 the Sixth Form was renamed St Benedict's Sixth Form.

Notable former Joseph's girls

Direct-grant grammar school

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St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form. It is located over two sites in the City of Bradford in the English county of West Yorkshire. The school was formed in September 2014 as a result of a merger between St Bede's Grammar School and St Joseph's Catholic College. It is currently the largest Catholic school in the UK.

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