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| Type | Foundation |
| Motto | Jesus came that we might have life, "........life in all its fullness." Jn 10:10 |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | Thursday 27 October 1842 |
| Founder | Society of Jesus |
| Local authority | Liverpool City Council |
| Specialist | Mathematics and Computing College |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair | Mr. H. N. King[1] |
| Headteacher | Mr Lesley Rippon |
| Staff | 130 |
| Gender | Boys, Coeducational in the 6th form |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1297 |
| Colour(s) | Year 7-11 Maroon & Blue Year 12-13 Black & Blue |
| 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 by the Society of Jesus who were a Roman Catholic religious order.[2]
1842–1843: Soho Street
St. Francis Xavier's College first occupied the premises at 36 Soho Street in Liverpool under the management of Father Francis Lythgoe who was the schools' rector from 1842 to 1844. The college was substanually small with a total of 2 pupil.[3]
1843–1845: St. Anne Street
A year later, now with a dozen pupils Father Francis Lythgoe moved the college to St. Anne Street where it stayed until 1845.[3]
1846–1877: Salisbury Street
In 1844 Father Johnson took over from Father Francis Lythgoe and moved his 24 pupils to the newley-opened Presbytery on Salisbury Street. Father Collyns took over the college in 1853.
With more than 50 pupils the rector Father Collyns decided that a new premises was needed. By 1856 the college had its own building built alongside the Presbytery and in 1877 a new college was built on 6 Salisbury Street.[4]
Second College Building
SFX's newest Salisbury Street building was designed by Henry Clutton who was one of the foremost Catholic architects of the day. He used the designs of Father Vaughan as the bases of his designs. The new college was completed in the summer of 1877 and cost £30,000.[4]
Move to Woolton
In 1961 the college was transferred as a grammar school to its present twenty-six acre site at High Lee, Woolton where it has remained until this day. For many years a Lower School site for Years 7, 8 and 9 was located on Queens Drive in Childwall, in recent years the Lower School was re-sited with the Upper School at High Lee. In 1990 SFX 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.
School choir
The schools' choir was formed in 1994 and has performed in front of Pope John Paul II. They have also toured Europe and America and gained a place in the Guinness Book of Records for singing at every cathedral in England and Wales.[5]
The schools received nationwide fame when the choir sang on the reworked version of The Farm's 1990 hit "Alltogethernow", remixed by BBC Radio 1's DJ Spoony. The single reached number 10 in the UK singles chart. The single was the official song for England Euro 2004 and was performed by the choir on Top of the Pops in 2004.[6]
Head Teachers
| Headteacher | Start year | End year |
|---|---|---|
| Mr L.D.N Ripon | 2005 | present |
| Brother Francis Patterson | 1979 | 2005 |
| Brother Robert Power | 1974 | 1979 |
| Father Doyle | 1962 | 1974 |
| Father Edward James Warner | 1953 | 1961 |
| Father Neylan | 1939 | 1953 |
| Father Brinkworth | 1937 | 1938 |
| Father Woodlock | 1919 | 1937 |
| Unknown | ||
| Father Thomas Poter | 1870 | |
| Father Collyns | 1853 | 1870 |
| Father West | 1851 | 1853 |
| Father Johnson | 1844 | 1853 |
| Father Francis Lythgoe | 1842 | 1844 |
Notable alumni
- Sir Peter Baxendell CBE[7], former Shell executive
- James Clement Baxter[8], Liberal politician and former Chairman of Everton
- Charles Brabin[9], American film director
- Radovan Karadzic, Bosnian Dictator
- Tom Cannon, Professor of Strategic Development at the University of Liverpool
- Sir Bernard Caulfield, former High Court judge on the Queen's Bench
- Elvis Costello[10] - prolific singer-songwriter
- Gabriel George Coury[11] - VC winner.
- Pingu
- Chris Crookall [12] - actor
- Lucien Davis, artist
- Dixie Dean[13] - professional footballer
- Prof Walter Bryan Emery CBE, Edwards Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Philology at University College London from 1951-70
- Most Rev Archbishop Paul Gallagher
- John Gregson, actor
- Rt Rev Augustine Harris, RC Bishop of Middlesbrough from 1978-92, Prison Chaplain to HM Prison Liverpool from 1952-65
- George Hartland, Conservative MP for Norwich from 1931-5
- Michael Houlihan, Director General of National Museum Wales since 2003, and Chairman of the MDA since 2003
- Paul Aloysius Kenna, recipient of the VC in the Sudan Campaign
- Sammy Lee (footballer)[14] - ex professional footballer and Assistant Manager of Liverpool Football Club
- Sir George Lynskey, High Court judge on the (former) King's Bench
- Rt Rev Vincent Malone
- Jimmy McGovern[15] - BAFTA award-winning English television scriptwriter
- Thomas Moran CBE, food scientist, Director of Research at the Ministry of Food from 1940-6
- Mike Newell[16] - professional footballer
- Laurence O'Keeffe CMG CVO, Ambassador to Czechoslovakia from 1988-91, and to Senegal from 1982-5
- Anthony Parry, County Fire Officer of Greater Manchester from 1985-90
- Edward J. Phelan[17] - Director-General of the International Labour Organization
- Paul Raymond, publisher of pornographic magazines such as Men Only, and who virtually started the British pornographic industry and its strip clubs
- Peter Serafinowicz[18] - professional comic actor, writer, voice artist and composer
- Jimmy Tarbuck[19]- Comedian and OBE winner
- Neil Ward, Chief Operating Officer of HM Courts Service from 2006-7
- Tony Warner[citation needed] - professional footballer
- James Webb CB, Commissioner of the Inland Revenue from 1968-78
- Dominic Mckean, Nazi conspirator trialled for war crimes
- Sean Peach aka vat aka vlartybartfast
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ "Contact Us". St Francis Xavier's College. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ "College History". St. Francis Xavier’s College. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ a b Heery, Pat. "Chapter 2: The College Premises". The History of St. Francis Xavier's College Liverpool 1842 - 2001. p. 30. ISBN 9780953578214.
- ^ a b Heery, Pat. "Chapter 2: The College Premises". The History of St. Francis Xavier's College Liverpool 1842 - 2001. p. 32. ISBN 9780953578214.
- ^ "Liverpool choir's Number One goal". Liverpool City Council. May 2004. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ "Gold disc for Euro anthem choir". BBC. June 2004. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ "Family Record". http://www.burkes-peerage.net. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); External link in|publisher= - ^ "The History of Everton Football Club - Dr James Baxter". http://www.efchistory.co.uk. 07 December 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); External link in|publisher= - ^ "Charles Brabin - Bio". http://connect.in.com/. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); External link in|publisher= - ^ Jones, Catherine (28 June 2008). "Pop star Elvis Costello awarded degree honour". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/features/f0000336.shtml
- ^ http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2004/01/02/grange-hill-back-for-series-no-27-100252-13775617/
- ^ Heery, Pat. "Chapter 7: The Fr Neylan Years 1939-1953". The History of St. Francis Xavier's College Liverpool 1842 - 2001. p. 150. ISBN 9780953578214.
- ^ http://www.bobpaisley.com/Webs/bobpaisley/default.aspx?aid=1904
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/profile-jimmy-mcgovern-truth-will-out-1354870.html
- ^ http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/other-sports/2003/05/14/students-looking-to-ferry-elite-cup-across-the-mersey-100252-12957297/
- ^ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1950/0603/Pg005.html#Ar00507:4301CF4641E93FF25443226E47A3BB4AE3D53CC1D13F61EB3F71D14071EB42D3BA4573D44593BA4693D43FC46043747A
- ^ "Peter Serafinowicz". The Sunday Telegraph. September 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-87407488.html
- Bibliography
- Heery, Pat (2002). The History of St. Francis Xavier's College Liverpool 1842 - 2001. Pat Heery. ISBN 9780953578214.
External links
- St. Francis Xavier's College - Website
- St. Francis Xavier's College Website 2007 - Website
- St. Francis Xavier's College Website 2000- 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 Job Website - Website
- The History of St.Francis Xavier's College book whsmith- Website
- St. Francis Xavier's College Ofsted Reports- Website
- St.Francis Xavier's Twitter Page
- St. Francis Xavier's Facebook Page
- St. Francis Xavier's Myspace Page
- St. Francis Xavier's Bebo Page
- EduBase