The John Henry Newman School
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The John Henry Newman School is a Roman
Catholic secondary school
located in Stevenage
in Hertfordshire
, England. In its 2006 OFSTED
inspection it was classed as an Outstanding school and the diocesean report found it to be an outstanding Catholic school.
—next to the site of a new Catholic church—in 1903 by Fr. A. Prével from the Society of Saint Edmund
. In 1925, the priests from the Order of Augustinians of the Assumption then assumed control of both the Hitchin Catholic Church and the College.
St. Michael's College was a Catholic boys' school and the school housed a number of boarding pupils. In 1953, following a General Inspection, the College was granted temporary recognition as an independent grammar school and this was made permanent in 1958.
New Town, during the 1960s, led to the school being relocated to Sandown Road, Stevenage, in 1968. It changed its name to St. Michael's School and became a comprehensive.
Roman Catholic (term)
The term Roman Catholic appeared in the English language at the beginning of the 17th century, to differentiate specific groups of Christians in communion with the Pope from others; comparable terms in other languages already existed...
Catholic secondary school
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 Stevenage
Stevenage
Stevenage is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England. It is situated to the east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1, and is between Letchworth Garden City to the north, and Welwyn Garden City to the south....
in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England. In its 2006 OFSTED
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
inspection it was classed as an Outstanding school and the diocesean report found it to be an outstanding Catholic school.
Hitchin
St. Michael's College was established in Grove Road, HitchinHitchin
Hitchin is a town in Hertfordshire, England, with an estimated population of 30,360.-History:Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce people mentioned in a 7th century document, the Tribal Hidage. The tribal name is Brittonic rather than Old English and derives from *siccā, meaning...
—next to the site of a new Catholic church—in 1903 by Fr. A. Prével from the Society of Saint Edmund
Society of Saint Edmund
The Society of Saint Edmund is a religious congregation of the Catholic Church founded in 1843, in Pontigny, France by Rev. Jean Baptiste Muard. They adhere to vows of chastity, poverty and obedience. The order is named after Saint Edmund....
. In 1925, the priests from the Order of Augustinians of the Assumption then assumed control of both the Hitchin Catholic Church and the College.
St. Michael's College was a Catholic boys' school and the school housed a number of boarding pupils. In 1953, following a General Inspection, the College was granted temporary recognition as an independent grammar school and this was made permanent in 1958.
Stevenage
The expansion of StevenageStevenage
Stevenage is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England. It is situated to the east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1, and is between Letchworth Garden City to the north, and Welwyn Garden City to the south....
New Town, during the 1960s, led to the school being relocated to Sandown Road, Stevenage, in 1968. It changed its name to St. Michael's School and became a comprehensive.
The Merger
In 1985, the process began of merging St. Michael's School with St. Angela's School for Girls. The merging process was completed in 1987 and the site of St. Michael's was sold, with the new "John Henry Newman School" situated on St. Angela's site on Hitchin Road.Notable pupils
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