St Cuthberts High School
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St. Cuthbert's High School is a boys-only Roman Catholic secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne
, England
.
in 1940.
It was a direct grant grammar school
until September 1977, then began to take a comprehensive intake.
status and was recognized in 2007 as a Modern Foreign Languages
Specialist School (2nd Specialism).
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
, England
England
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.
Admissions
St Cuthberts can have over 1,200 students studying in the school at one time. The School has a series of pre-entry tests, called CATS, the results of which help to decide which class a boy will be placed into. The school admits students of all faiths although it is a faith school.Grammar school
St. Cuthbert's Grammar School was opened in Westmorland Road, Elswick on 16 August 1881 largely due to the efforts of Bishop James Chadwick and his successor Bishop Bewick. Shortly afterward the School moved to larger premises in Bath Lane in the centre of the city. In 1922 the School transferred to the present site on Benwell Hill. Part of the school (1922 Block - now demolished) is built directly over the Vallum of Hadrian's Wall. During the war, boys were evacuated to CumbriaCumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
in 1940.
It was a direct grant grammar school
Direct grant grammar school
A direct grant grammar school was a selective secondary school in England and Wales between 1945 and 1976 funded partly by the state and partly through private fees....
until September 1977, then began to take a comprehensive intake.
Comprehensive
In recent years, St. Cuthbert's High School gained Science CollegeScience College
Science Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, science and mathematics...
status and was recognized in 2007 as a Modern Foreign Languages
Language College
Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages...
Specialist School (2nd Specialism).
Headteachers
Since 1881 there have been 7 clergymen as Head:- Canon Wickwar
- Fr. MaGill
- Monsignor H. (Dr.) Mann
- Monsignor Jeffrey
- Monsignor Canon Cunningham, V.G.
- Canon M. Cassidy, MA, STL.
- Fr. M. Walsh, MA (Cantab)
- and two lay Headteachers: Mr E. Lovell, BA, M.Litt
- The present incumbent - Mr J. G Murphy, BA.
Academic statistics
St. Cuthbert's is 662nd in the Financial Times Top 1000 Schools 2008 - 17th of 34 schools in the North East to make the list.http://www.ft.com/cms/s/d5ed9bd0-eb42-11dc-9493-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=1faf944c-eb40-11dc-9493-0000779fd2ac,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F1%2Fd5ed9bd0-eb42-11dc-9493-0000779fd2ac%2Cdwp_uuid%3D1faf944c-eb40-11dc-9493-0000779fd2ac.html&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Freports%2Ftop1000scNotable alumni
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