De Lisle Catholic Science College
Encyclopedia
De Lisle Catholic Science College, formerly De Lisle Roman Catholic Comprehensive School and sometimes called De Lisle School, is a co-educational comprehensive school
in Loughborough
, Leicestershire
, England
. At the time of its 2000 Ofsted
inspection it had 1,223 pupils including 160 in the sixth form. It was designated as a science specialist school in 2003. In 2007, the LEA announced that it would charge all of those who travel to De Lisle on school buses as it was judged that Catholic
children should not be entitled to free travel outwith the catchment area of their locals schools, at great taxpayers expense, for the purpose of attending a specialised school. Prior to this, in 2001, the LEA decided to begin charging non-Catholic attendees of the school only, in a controversial move that contravened European and UK law. Though this was challenged by astonished non-Catholic parents, no further legal action was taken due to escalating costs. It draws the majority of its pupils from seven local Catholic
primary schools, including Bishop Ellis, Sacred Heart, St Mary's, St Winefride's, St. Clare's, St Francis and Holy Cross.
The School Latin motto, "Quod justum, non quod utile" is often translated as "do what is right, not what is easy" but literally translates to "what is fair, not what is useful."
The School has seven houses, all of which are named after individuals who have had a profound religious effect. The houses are Nelson Mandela
(blue), Oscar Romero
(red), Anne Frank
(orange), Basil Hume (purple), St. Bernadette (yellow), Mother Teresa
(turquoise) and Martin Luther King (green).
Circling the perimeter of the school buildings (not counting the front field) three times is roughly 1 mile, as proved by the entire school running the "Sport Relief Mile" in 2008.
The school retains all of its original 1950s structures, however inside these are quite aged now and extensive renovation work has been put into the Science rooms, giving them a complete refit, the Art and Design & Technology rooms, (in some cases completely remodelling them). In most areas of the school, the original brass light switches can be found still in use.
Two mobile classrooms have also been built taking up small portions of what used to be the main playground. These were intended as temporary units for classroom overflow, but have since become much more permanent, with new ramps and such to the doors. There are two rooms in each unit. The rooms have been recently refurbished and are now home to year 7 creating a fun and bright environment.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
in Loughborough
Loughborough
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. At the time of its 2000 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 had 1,223 pupils including 160 in the sixth form. It was designated as a science specialist school in 2003. In 2007, the LEA announced that it would charge all of those who travel to De Lisle on school buses as it was judged that Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
children should not be entitled to free travel outwith the catchment area of their locals schools, at great taxpayers expense, for the purpose of attending a specialised school. Prior to this, in 2001, the LEA decided to begin charging non-Catholic attendees of the school only, in a controversial move that contravened European and UK law. Though this was challenged by astonished non-Catholic parents, no further legal action was taken due to escalating costs. It draws the majority of its pupils from seven local Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
primary schools, including Bishop Ellis, Sacred Heart, St Mary's, St Winefride's, St. Clare's, St Francis and Holy Cross.
School Traditions and other information
The School logo is a Stag, as reference to the deer which once roamed the land the school is built on, before it was given to the County by local landowner Ambrose March Philips De Lisle, from whom the school also takes its name.The School Latin motto, "Quod justum, non quod utile" is often translated as "do what is right, not what is easy" but literally translates to "what is fair, not what is useful."
The School has seven houses, all of which are named after individuals who have had a profound religious effect. The houses are Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing...
(blue), Oscar Romero
Óscar Romero
Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He became the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, succeeding Luis Chávez. He was assassinated on 24 March 1980....
(red), Anne Frank
Anne Frank
Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank is one of the most renowned and most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Acknowledged for the quality of her writing, her diary has become one of the world's most widely read books, and has been the basis for several plays and films.Born in the city of Frankfurt...
(orange), Basil Hume (purple), St. Bernadette (yellow), Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa , born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu , was a Roman Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, in 1950...
(turquoise) and Martin Luther King (green).
School Buildings
On site facilities include a swimming pool, healthy-food vending machines, a cashless vending system operated by the users thumbprint and personal code and a large library.Circling the perimeter of the school buildings (not counting the front field) three times is roughly 1 mile, as proved by the entire school running the "Sport Relief Mile" in 2008.
The school retains all of its original 1950s structures, however inside these are quite aged now and extensive renovation work has been put into the Science rooms, giving them a complete refit, the Art and Design & Technology rooms, (in some cases completely remodelling them). In most areas of the school, the original brass light switches can be found still in use.
New Buildings
At the end of the 1990s, The Modern Foreign Languages block was built separately from the other school buildings next to the swimming pool, allowing the department to have its own buildings and rooms instead of moving between empty ones of another subject. This was dubbed the "New Block", but has now reverted to "Languages Block" with the rooms losing the "N" prefix to be replaced by the "L" (e.g. L2). In 2003/4 the Humanities block was built as an add-on to the science buildings, which gave the humanities department a lot more breathing room and moved them from the upstairs of the Science department, allowing the Science department to branch out.Two mobile classrooms have also been built taking up small portions of what used to be the main playground. These were intended as temporary units for classroom overflow, but have since become much more permanent, with new ramps and such to the doors. There are two rooms in each unit. The rooms have been recently refurbished and are now home to year 7 creating a fun and bright environment.