St Mary's Catholic High School (Grimsby)
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St Mary's Catholic School was a Roman Catholic secondary school
located in Grimsby
, Lincolnshire
. The school closed at the end of the academic year in 2010, in preparation for its amalgamation with Matthew Humberstone School
to form St. Andrew's College
, a joint faith school which opens at the commencement of the new academic year in September 2010.
. Grimsby is in the Diocese of Nottingham.
council estate in west Grimsby.
It was open from 1966 - 2010.
The school closed on 20 July 2010 and will merge with Matthew Humberstone school to become St Andrew's College in September 2010. St Andrew's College will be based at Matthew Humberstone Upper site.
St Mary's catholic church is on Heneage Road near St Mary's primary school. There is also St Pius X
catholic church on Chelmsford Avenue in Grange, just north of the school.
, gaining 35% A* - C's.
It does not have a sixth form.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located in Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. The school closed at the end of the academic year in 2010, in preparation for its amalgamation with Matthew Humberstone School
Matthew Humberstone School
Matthew Humberstone Church of England School, often shortened to MHS or, more affectionately, Matty, was a comprehensive school in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, with a Church of England tradition...
to form St. Andrew's College
St Andrew's College, Cleethorpes
St Andrew's College is a joint faith secondary school based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England. The school was formed as an amalgamation of St Mary's Catholic High School and Matthew Humberstone Church of England School...
, a joint faith school which opens at the commencement of the new academic year in September 2010.
Admissions
St Mary's accepts any student who wishes to attend as long as they had respect for Catholicism. Two main sources of students were catholic pupils from two catholic primary schools - St Mary's on Wellington Street in East Marsh and St Joseph's on Philip Avenue in CleethorpesCleethorpes
Cleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the Humber. It has a population of 31,853 and is a seaside resort.- History :...
. Grimsby is in the Diocese of Nottingham.
History
It was situated in the middle of the NunsthorpeNunsthorpe
Nunsthorpe is a suburb and housing estate in the western part of Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England...
council estate in west Grimsby.
It was open from 1966 - 2010.
The school closed on 20 July 2010 and will merge with Matthew Humberstone school to become St Andrew's College in September 2010. St Andrew's College will be based at Matthew Humberstone Upper site.
St Mary's catholic church is on Heneage Road near St Mary's primary school. There is also St Pius X
Pope Pius X
Pope Saint Pius X , born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the 257th Pope of the Catholic Church, serving from 1903 to 1914. He was the first pope since Pope Pius V to be canonized. Pius X rejected modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, promoting traditional devotional practices and orthodox...
catholic church on Chelmsford Avenue in Grange, just north of the school.
Academic results
In 2009 the school came joint 7th in North East LincolnshireNorth East Lincolnshire
North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire and the administrative county of Lincolnshire...
, gaining 35% A* - C's.
It does not have a sixth form.