St Oscar Romero Catholic School

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St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Address
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Goring Street


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BN12 5AF

England
Coordinates 50°48′58″N0°26′01″W / 50.81606°N 0.43361°W / 50.81606; -0.43361
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Former namesSt Mary's Catholic Secondary Modern School (1957—1959)
Blessed Robert Southwell Catholic Secondary Modern School (1959—1973)
Chatsmore Catholic High School (1973—2020) [1]
Type Voluntary aided school
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1957 (as St Mary's Catholic Secondary Modern School)
Local authority West Sussex County Council
Department for Education URN 126096 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Governing ChairChris Silk
HeadteacherPeter Byrne
Head of Sixth FormRob Noye
Staff100+
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment1050
Colour(s)     
Red, Blue, Black, Purple, Green
Website https://stromeros.co.uk/

St Oscar Romero Catholic School (formerly Chatsmore Catholic High School; formerly Blessed Robert Southwell High School) is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school located in the Goring-by-Sea area of Worthing, West Sussex, England. [2]

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It is a voluntary aided school administered by West Sussex County Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. The school is named after Archbishop Óscar Romero.

Controversy

In 2008, the school banned the drink Red Bull as it believed that the drink had an adverse effect on the behaviour of the pupils. [3]

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. Holden, John (17 September 2020). "Worthing high school renamed for fourth time". Worthing Herald. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. "St Oscar Romero | Catholic School". stromeros.co.uk.
  3. Clout, Laura (6 June 2008). "School bans Red Bull after bad behaviour rise". telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media group. Retrieved 30 April 2009.

3. Dunn, Karen (3 August 2023). "School is planning to make a sixth form".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)