De La Salle Academy, Liverpool

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|former_names =

  • De La Salle Grammar School (1953-1983)
  • De La Salle RC Comprehensive School
    (1983-2004)
  • De La Salle Humanities College (2004-2011)

|type = Academy |motto = Latin:
Semper Fidelis
English:
Always Faithful |religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic
([[Brothers of the Christian Schools][De La Salle Brothers]]) |established = 1953 (1953) |closed = |local_authority = Liverpool |urn = 136409 |ofsted = yes |president = |chair = |principal = David Hayes |head_label = Headmaster |head = |r_head_label = |r_head = |staff = |gender = Boys |lower_age = 11 |upper_age = 18 |enrolment = 483

|houses =

  • Thomas Becket
  • Saint John Fisher
  • Saint Edmund Arrowsmit
  • Sir Thomas More

|colors = |publication = |free_label_1 = Telephone no. |free_1 = +44 (0)151 546 3134 |free_label_2 = Diocese |free_2 = Archdiocese of Liverpool |free_label3 = |free3 = |website = http://de-la-salle.co.uk }}

The De La Salle Academy (formerly De La Salle Grammar School, De La Salle RC Comprehensive School and De La Salle Humanities College) is a boys' Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form under the trusteeship of the De La Salle Brothers. The school is named after St John Baptist De La Salle, patron saint of educational workers.

Admissions

De La Salle is a sixth form entry Catholic school, catering for boys from the age of 11 to 18. The school, currently at less than half capacity, is situated in the Croxteth area of Liverpool.

St. John Baptist

John Baptist de la Salle was the first son of wealthy parents living in France. He became a priest at the age of 27, and took on the responsibility of providing education for the poor, giving much of his own wealth in the process. John opened a free school for the poor, and he and his colleagues took the name Brothers of the Christian Schools, now generally known as the De La Salle Brothers.

He died in 1719, and 181 years later was canonised as a saint. In 1950 he was made the Patron Saint of all those who work in education. At present, de la Salle schools can be found in a dozen other places in Britain, along with some 85 different countries around the world.

History

Grammar school

It was known as the De La Salle Grammar School until 1983 and was originally based on Breckfield Road South in Everton. The new school site is that of the former Central School, and was rebuilt in 1954. By the 1960s, it had around 700 boys.

Comprehensive

In 1983, the school became De La Salle RC Comprehensive School.[1] It amalgamated with four other catholic schools in 1988. The school was founded by the De La Salle brothers, who engaged with the day-to-day running of the school.

In 2004, the school gained specialist school status and became the De La Salle Humanities College, specialising in English, Geography and History.[1]

Academy

The school gained academy status in January 2011, to become The De La Salle Academy.

In 2021, the school was issued with a warning notice after two inadequate Ofsted reports.[2] Its future was secured following a campaign by staff, students and governors including the local MP Ian Byrne.[3][4]

Notable alumni

De La Salle Grammar School for Boys

References
  1. "School History". The De La Salle Academy. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. "Failing De La Salle Academy could be forced to close after 100 years". Liverpool Echo.
  3. "Liverpool school open for 100 years is saved from closure". Liverpool Echo.
  4. "Early Day MotionL De La Salle Academy". Parliament.
  5. "Phil McNulty - Correspondents". BBC Sport.
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