St Ursula's Convent School

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St Ursula's Convent School
Address
St Ursula's Convent School
Crooms Hill

, ,
SE10 8HN

England
Coordinates 51°28′32″N0°00′21″W / 51.475635°N 0.00577°W / 51.475635; -0.00577
Information
Type Voluntary aided school
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1850
Founders Ursulines
Local authority Greenwich
Department for Education URN 100193 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head TeacherUrsula Norbert
GenderGirls
Age11to 16
Enrolment634 as of January 2023
Website www.stursulas.com

St Ursula's Convent School is a Roman Catholic secondary school for girls, located in the Greenwich area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London, England. [1]

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St Ursula's is a voluntary aided school, and is part of the Ursuline Order [2] within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark. The school is also part of the Greenwich Local Authority, and coordinates with Greenwich London Borough Council for admissions. [3]

The school offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. St Ursula's has a specialism in Humanities [4] and has additional resources for the specialism. The school is also designated as a Teaching School. [5]

Notable former pupils

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References

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  2. "History". Stursulas.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. "St Ursula's Convent School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  4. "Humanities". Stursulas.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  5. "Training school". Stursulas.com. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
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