St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool

This article is about the college in Liverpool. For other schools and colleges of the same name, see St Francis Xavier College.

St. Francis Xavier's College
Address
Beaconsfield Road Merseyside , L25 6EG
Information
Type	Foundation
Motto	Jesus came that we might have life, "........life in all its fullness." Jn 10:10
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	27th October 1842
Founder	Francis Xavier
Local authority	Liverpool City Council
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Boys, Coeducational in the 6th form
Age	11 to 19
Enrollment	1297
Houses	Brothers House
Publication	SFX Extra and Prospectus
Website	http://www.sfx.liverpool.sch.uk

St. Francis Xavier's College is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form college located in Woolton, Liverpool. At present Year 7 to Year 11 are male only, whereas the Sixth Form (years 12 and 13) are coeducational.

The College is currently under the trusteeship of the Brothers of Christian Instruction. Their mission is that of their founder, Jean Marie de la Mennais, ‘To make Jesus better known and loved’. The school is a specialist school for Mathematics and Computing, and was the first school in Liverpool to gain specialist school status in that category.

Origins and History

The college was founded in 1842 in association with Stonyhurst College, Lancashire. It was located in Salisbury Street, Everton, until 1961 when it transferred to its present twenty-six acre site at High Lee, Woolton. In 1990 it opted out of local authority control, becoming a grant-maintained school. The college was granted Technology College status from April 1996. In September 1999 it became a Foundation School. In 1992 the college became co-educational in the sixth form and in September 2000 the De La Mennais 6th Form Centre was opened.

Notable Former Students

• Peter Serafinowicz
• Sammy Lee
• Mike Newell
• David Reynolds
• St. Francis Xavier's also has two former students who have earned the Victoria Cross.
• Tony Warner
• Jimmy Tarbuck

See also

• St Francis Xavier
• Brothers of Christian Instruction
• Secondary school
• Foundation school

External links

• St. Francis Xavier's College - Website
• St. Francis Xavier's Church Parish Website (includes list of notable students
• St. Francis Xavier's College Moodle - Website
• St. Francis Xavier's College Website 2007 - Website
• St. Francis Xavier's College Website 2000- Website
• St. Francis Xavier's College Job Website - Website
• The History of St.Francis Xavier's College book whsmith- Website