Sacred Heart Catholic College

Sacred Heart Catholic College is a secondary school in Crosby, Merseyside, England. It was created from the amalgamation of Seafield Convent Grammar and St Bede's Secondary Modern in 1977, and was known as Sacred Heart Catholic High School.

Sacred Heart Catholic College
Address
Liverpool Road

Crosby
,
Merseyside
,
L23 5TF

England
Information
TypeVoluntary aided comprehensive
MottoCaring, Christian, Community
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1977 (merger)
Local authoritySefton
Department for Education URN104961 Tables
OfstedReports
Head TeacherDan Morgan
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1469
HousesS,A,C,R,E,D,H,T
Colour(s)    Navy Blue, Yellow
Websitehttp://www.sacredheart.sefton.sch.uk/

History

The school was founded from the amalgamation of Seafield Convent Grammar and St Bede's Secondary Modern in 1977, despite the differences of opinions from parents and governors on the merger proposals . The Crosby Catholic Parents for Comprehensive Education supported the plans, noting it was "exactly what they had proposed" several years prior in 1973, although others considered the proposals as "hasty", particularly as the provision for single-sex education was being removed.[1]

It accepts boys and girls, primarily from its Catholic feeder primary schools including Great Crosby Catholic Primary School, Ursuline Catholic Primary School and the St. Edmund's and St. Thomas' Catholic Primary School.

The school is currently split across two sites. The Upper Site (which primarily deals with Year 9, Year 10, Year 11 and A-level students) is the former Seafield Convent building, whilst the lower site (which primarily deals with Year 7 and Year 8 students), situated on Myers Road East is the former St Bede's. The sites are within a short walk of each other. The school's Upper Site was used as a setting for the film Nowhere Boy.[2]

Notable former pupils

Seafield Convent

St Bede's Secondary Modern

Sacred Heart Catholic High School/College

References
  1. "Catholics issue plans for all-in schooling". Liverpool Echo. 4 May 1976. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
  2. (PDF) http://www.sacredheartcollege.org.uk/upload/articles/lennon2.pdf. Retrieved 15 May 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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