St Joseph's College, Upper Norwood

For other schools of the same name, see Saint Joseph's College (disambiguation).

St. Joseph's College
Address
Beulah Hill London , SE19 3HL England
Coordinates	51°25′14″N0°06′25″W / 51.4206°N 0.107°W / 51.4206; -0.107
Information
Type	Voluntary Aided
Motto	Fides Intrepida (Fearless Faith)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1855; 170 years ago
Founder	De La Salle Brothers
Department for Education URN	138221 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Co-Headteachers	Catherine Kane & George Mantillas
Gender	Boys
Age	11to 18
Enrolment	1080
Colour(s)	Maroon
Publication	Beulahland
Alumni	Old Josephians
Website	http://www.stjosephscollege.org.uk

St Joseph's College is a 11-18 Voluntary-Aided, Lasallian, all boys' secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Upper Norwood area of the London Borough of Croydon, England. The school is a single sex educational establishment for boys up to the age of 16 and operates a co-educational sixth-form for boys and girls aged 16 to 18.

History

The college was founded in 1855 when six De La Salle brothers came over from France to set up the first De La Salle school at the ‘Redemptorist St Mary’s Church Elementary school’ in Clapham Old Town. In 1856 the roll had expanded and the school moved to ‘Brooklands’ at 49 Clapham High Street. In 1895, after just over 30 years, the school moved to ‘The Grange’ in Upper Tooting. A brief stay and financial difficulty led to another move in 1897 to ‘Dane House’ in Denmark Hill. 7 years later, in 1903, the ever-transient brothers bought a property at Beulah Hill called the ‘Grecian Villa', in which it has remained since 1904.

Construction

The oldest part of the school is the Grecian Villa which predates the school. The current Hall and Science Block was constructed in 1964, followed by a Design and Technology department in 1975, which has since been refurbished. The school features a newly built History block which includes four Classrooms and an office. It has been a voluntary aided school as of 1973. In 2003, it became a Mathematics and Computing specialist school. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Other

In 2011, Headmaster Eamon Connolly retired, and was succeeded by Marco Franchetti (formerly a deputy head and a psychics teacher) who after his retirement was replaced in January 2016 by David Garrido, then later succeeded by Catherine Kane, in September 2021 making her the first female Headteacher in the college's 168-year history. In 2016, a local internet company, Limetree, decided to sponsor the senior school football team at the school. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Famous former pupils

• Francis George Kenna Gallagher (1917–2011), British Foreign Office official and diplomat.
• Andrew Grima (1921–2007), British jewellery designer. ^[1]
• Dickie Henderson (1922–1985), British comedian, dancer and entertainer.
• Roddy McDowall (1928–1998), British and American radio, stage, film, and television actor, director and photographer. ^[2]
• Ted Clark (b. 1937) - cricketer for Middlesex C.C.C.
• Bernard Skinner (1939-2017) - author of an epoch-making book on British moths. ^[3]
• Martin Long (b. 1950) - founder of Churchill Insurance Company, co-owner of Crystal Palace F.C.
• Peter Ventress (b. 1960) - Non-executive chairman of Galliford Try.
• Jamael Westman (b. 1991) - Actor, lead role in West End production-Hamilton.
• Fankaty Dabo (b. 1995) - footballer for Coventry City Football Club
• Myles Kenlock (b. 1996) - footballer for Ipswich Town Football Club..
• Nick Bright, radio and television presenter for BBC Radio 1Xtra & BBC Sport.

References

1. Horwell 2008.
2. Gussow 1998.
3. Dillon 2017.

Bibliography

• Dillon, Terrry (2017). "Bernard Skinner: The Early Years". Atropos (58): 3–7. ISSN   1478-8128.
• Gussow, Mel (4 October 1998), "Roddy McDowall, 70, Dies; Child Star and Versatile Actor", New York Times , retrieved 16 March 2010
• Horwell, Veronica (18 January 2008). "Obituary: Andrew Grima". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Old Josephinians website
• History (from Old Josephinians website)
• St Joseph's College 1855-2005
• croydon.gov.uk