St Gregory's Catholic College
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Saint Gregory's Catholic College in Odd Down, Bath, England
is a Roman Catholic, co-educational school that will soon have the addition of a sixth form
. It was renamed from Saint Gregory's Comprehensive School, which opened in 1979. It teaches around 800 pupils.
The school has specialist status
in Performing Arts
and Modern Languages
.
In 2008, it was rated as "Outstanding" by Ofsted
.
There are six houses
, named after former pope
s: Leo, John-Paul, Peter, Alexander, Clement and Benedict.
In 2011 the school formed a soft federation with St Mark's CofE School
in Larkhall, with St Gregory's headteacher, Raymond Friel, being appointed as executive headteacher in charge of both schools. The federation will build a joint sixth form at St Gregory's.
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...
is a Roman Catholic, co-educational school that will soon have the addition of a sixth form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
. It was renamed from Saint Gregory's Comprehensive School, which opened in 1979. It teaches around 800 pupils.
The school has specialist status
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
in Performing Arts
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 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, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
and Modern 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...
.
In 2008, it was rated as "Outstanding" by 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 ....
.
There are six houses
House system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
, named after former pope
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
s: Leo, John-Paul, Peter, Alexander, Clement and Benedict.
In 2011 the school formed a soft federation with St Mark's CofE School
St Mark's CofE School
St Mark's is a Church of England secondary school located in Larkhall in Bath, England. It is a specialist Business and Enterprise College.In September 2009, 282 pupils were enrolled at the school., this number had dropped to 270....
in Larkhall, with St Gregory's headteacher, Raymond Friel, being appointed as executive headteacher in charge of both schools. The federation will build a joint sixth form at St Gregory's.