All Saints Catholic College, Huddersfield
| All Saints Catholic College | |
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| Address | |
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Bradley Bar , , HD2 2JT England | |
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| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Motto | Unitas Christi United in Christ |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Department for Education URN | 107782 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Miss Anita Bodurka |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrollment | 750 |
| Website | http://www.aschc.com |
All Saints Catholic College is a Roman Catholic secondary school situated in Bradley Bar, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.
History
All Saints Catholic College was formed as a Comprehensive school in 1973 with the merger of St. Gregory's RC Grammar school and St. Augustine's RC Secondary Modern school, which had previously existed on the same site.
In 2006, it achieved specialist Humanities College status.
Grammar school
Originally, St. Gregory's R.C. Grammar school was run as a catholic voluntary aided grammar school by Huddersfield Education Committee. It had around 500 students in the early 1960s, which rose to 800 by the early 1970s.
Admissions
All Saints takes Catholic students from a number of Primary schools in the Huddersfield and Halifax areas of West Yorkshire. There are also a number of non-Catholic students at the school, and admission is not solely based on religion.[1]
All Saints is a feeder school to a number of local colleges including Greenhead College, Huddersfield New College and Kirklees College.
Academic performance
GCSE results have improved over the last few years with the percentage of students gaining 5 GCSE's at grade A*-C (including English and Maths) rising from 42% in 2010 to 57% in 2013 with the best results ever achieved in 2014 of 63%.[2] This now places the school broadly in line with national averages.
Progress of students has been consistently high in English. Progress in Maths and Science has shown an improvement over recent years.[3]
The school was ranked 18th in Kirklees secondary schools in the 2013 league tables.[2]
Following improved results in 2014, the school is ranked 7th overall in Kirklees, and 4th when selective schools are removed.[4]
School site
The school building is split into an East and West block, reflecting the fact that two separate schools existed on the site. The school has typical Physical Education facilities, with 2 Gymnasiums, 3 Football pitches, 1 Rugby pitch and 2 Tennis courts which double as hockey pitches.
There is currently a Prefect System in place at the school, as well as a Student Council.
A new building is currently planned on the same site with construction expected to start in 2015.[5] Completion of the project is expected by summer 2017.
Activities
Sport
The school does generally well in sports events including Rugby, Football and Netball. The school has several competitive basketball teams, which have been successfully recently. The Upper School girls football team won the Yorkshire schools league in 2009.
The original Saint Augustine's excelled in Rugby League and between the mid 1960s to early 1970s won trophies in all age groups from under 12s to under 16s.
Choir
The All Saints Catholic College Choir recently achieved a bronze medal at the World Choir Games in Austria, having only been together a year. The students met choirs from all over the world and competed against the very best in their category, mixed youth choirs. Also, in November 2012, singers from the school travelled down to London's Royal Albert Hall as part of a massed choir called Huddersfield Fusion to sing in Music For Youth School's Prom 2012.
Notable former pupils
- Andy Raleigh, Rugby League player
- Matt Roberts, BBC Sport's Moto GP presenter
- Luther Burrell, England Rugby Union player
St. Gregory's R.C. Grammar School
- David Miles, Chief Archaeologist from 1999-2005 of English Heritage.
References
- ^ "Admissions Policy". All Saints Catholic College.
- ^ a b "The Department for Education - Performance Tables - Local Authority results". education.gov.uk.
- ^ "Ofsted School Data Dashboard for All Saints Catholic College Specialist in Humanities". ofsted.gov.uk.
- ^ "The Department for Education - Performance Tables - Local Authority results". education.gov.uk.
- ^ Louise Cooper (23 January 2015). "Vision for All Saints Catholic College unveiled as plans are submitted". huddersfieldexaminer.
