St Mary's College was a school in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, from 1925 to 2022. It was established in 1925 by the Marist Fathers as a Catholic boys grammar school. It later became a sixth form college. The college closed on 1 August 2022. [1]
St Mary's College was a school in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, from 1925 to 2022. It was established in 1925 by the Marist Fathers as a Catholic boys grammar school. It later became a sixth form college. The college closed on 1 August 2022. [1]
The college was founded by the Marist Fathers as a Catholic boys grammar school in 1925. The former football ground of Blackburn Olympic F.C. was subsequently acquired as a site for the school, which was known as St Mary's College RC Grammar School.
The school became a co-educational Catholic sixth form college in 1978. [2]
The Finley-Stokes Centre was opened in March 2005, named after former principal Michael Finley, who retired in 2008, and former deputy principal Peter Stokes, who died in 2004. The building was opened by former teacher Right Rev. Bishop Thomas Burns. [3] A science block was opened in August 2007, named after a former headmaster, Father Graystone. A performing arts complex was opened in February 2008, named after former college principal, Rev. Kevin O'Neill. [4] In 2017, allegations of sexual abuse perpetrated by O'Neill led the governing body to remove his name from the performing arts centre. [5]
St Mary's was the smallest sixth form college in the UK. It closed in August 2022 with £8 million of debt. [1] The college said in a statement: "Despite good leadership and effective governance, St Mary’s have been unable to meet the financial challenges as a small standalone College". [6]
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