St Andrew's Catholic School
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St Andrew's Catholic School | |
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Address | |
Grange Road Leatherhead , Surrey , KT22 7JP England | |
Coordinates | 51°18′08″N 0°18′56″W / 51.3023°N 0.3156°W |
Information | |
Type | Voluntary aided comprehensive |
Motto | ‘Vivere, discere et amare in lumine Christi’ English: ‘To live to learn and to love in the light of christ’ Mixed |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1452 pupils[5] |
Houses | Romero (red), Parks (yellow), Theresa (blues), Kolbe (green) |
Colour(s) | Yellow Blue |
Website | www |
St Andrew's Catholic School is a Christian secondary school and sixth form college in Grange Road, Ottways Lane,
The school is on the boundary of Leatherhead and Ashtead and is primarily a faith school, and has links with the local diocese and churches.[citation needed]
The school holds Specialist
Due to growing demand, St Andrew's School has grown from 600 pupils in 2003[9] to 934 pupils in 2013 and to 1457 in 2020. The school is forecasted to continue to expand.[10]
Awards
As of 2022 St Andrew's is the Times newspaper's Comprehensive School Of The Year.[11]
This is in addition to St Andrew's being named a World Class school. One of only 34 in the country.[12]
Sixth Form
In 2003 the St Andrew's Sixth Form was small with only 39 students but has now grown to have a capacity of 300.[citation needed]
History
19th Century
The school was originally founded as a convent in the 19th century.[7][13]
20th Century
Second World War
During the Second World War, in the spring of 1941, St Andrew's Convent School was bombed and left badly damaged by a parachute mine. The nuns evacuated, turning the ruined building over to the country.[14] This provided a training premises for the Surrey County Civil Defence and Rescue School (set up in 1940), and run by the founder Eric Claxton, to train for bringing bomb victims out of damaged buildings.[15][16][17]
Ofsted
Ofsted inspections gave the school a Satisfactory grade in 2007 and 2010.[18] This improved to the school receiving an Ofsted result of Outstanding in 2012.[18]
School links
This School has close links to Secondary schools such as Salesian School, a split-site Roman Catholic comprehensive secondary school in Chertsey, Surrey.
- Winner of the Barbara Lee Cup for Operatic Aria - Redhill & Reigate Music Festival, May 2013
- Winner of the Homer Cup (Song Recital) - Redhill & Reigate Music Festival, May 2013[9]
References
- ^ "Frog OS".
- ^ "Episcopal Mottos".
- ^ "St Andrew's Catholic School - GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
- ^ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/maria-kiero-watson-2512103 [self-published source]
- ^ a b "St Andrew's Catholic School - GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
- ^ "St Andrew's Catholic School - Schools Financial Benchmarking - GOV.UK". schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk.
- ^ a b "Leatherhead: St. Andrew's Convent School".
- ^ "Frog OS". www.st-andrews.surrey.sch.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ a b https://files.api.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/794243 [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://www.surreysays.co.uk/csf/st-andrew-s-catholic-school/supporting_documents/St%20Andrews%20Catholic%20Seconday%20School%20consultation.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Best Secondary school in Surrey - St Andrew's Catholic School". The World Class Schools Quality Mark. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Friends Reunion | Home". www.mmhistory.org.uk.
- ISBN 978-0822389637– via Google Books.
- ^ "Casualties Union origins began during WWII by Eric Claxton - find out more".
- ^ "Casualties Union History". CUFurness.
- ^ "Casualties Union". Wellcome Collection.
- ^ a b Ofsted Communications Team (8 October 2020). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk.