St. Ambrose College

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St. Ambrose College
St. Ambrose College Badge
Motto Vitam Impendere vero
Established 1946
Type Voluntary Aided, Christian Brothers' Roman Catholic boys' grammar school with a selective intake
Students 800+
Location Hale Barns, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Authority Trafford
Website http://www.st-ambrose.co.uk

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[edit] Overview

St. Ambrose College is a Voluntary Aided, Christian Brothers' Roman Catholic boys' grammar school located in Hale Barns, Cheshire.

[edit] History

St. Ambrose College, was founded during the second world war, by a group of evacuee De La Salle Brothers. Arriving in Hale in 1940, from Les Vauxbelets College in Guernsey, the Brothers, and a small group of students soon found suitable accommodation and re-established their school.

Towards the end of June 1940, when the Channel Islands were about to be occupied by the German army, the parents of boys attending Les Vauxbelets College, were asked to decide whether they should allow their sons to be evacuated to Britain or keep them at home to risk famine and, possibly forced labour.

The College was in the charge of the French Province of the Brothers of De La Salle and they had promised that an appropriate number of the community would accompany the evacuees to care for them and to ensure that, as far as possible, their education did not suffer.

Having started with just the boys from Guernsey, in shared accommodation in Hale and keeping the Guernsey name, Les Vauxbelets College, the Brothers acquired a large house in Bowden as college premises and permission was obtained for the college to accept local boys. The college adopted the name St. Ambrose College after the then Bishop of Shrewsbury.

During the war the College began to grow in popularity, especially as there was no Catholic school for boys in the South Manchester area.

At the end of the war, in the late summer of 1945, the De La Salle Brothers returned to Guernsey, and left a thriving school in the hands of the Irish Christian Brothers. The college moved to fresh premises, a large house with extensive grounds in Hale Barns. This house, Woodeaves, remains the UK headquarters of the Christian Brothers. and the Edmund Rice family. The college retains its original badge, motto and colours to this day.

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[edit] Mathematics & Computing

In 2005, St. Ambrose College gained 'Specialist College Status' in Mathematics and Computing, allowing it to give precedence to the named subjects and bringing a capital grant of £150,000 as well as an annual allowance of £120,000. The money has been spent on computers, projectors and generally modernising the classrooms.

[edit] News

2006 - St. Ambrose College celebrates its 60th anniversary

13/7/2006 - "Pupils at St Ambrose College in Hale Barns look to be set for a new 'school building for the future' following an invitation from the DfES for the council to take part in the Building Schools for the Future - One School Pathfinder scheme. Trafford's Public Executive will consider a recommendation for the rebuilding of the college on its Hale Barns site" (www.trafford.gov.uk)

2006 - Crime spree hits school. St. Ambrose College has been the victim of a series of break-ins in which valuable equipment including PCs and projectors were stolen. Events have forced the hand of the school and now a guard dog patrols the school grounds. It is thought the school has been targeted because of its previous lack of security.

[edit] Trivia

1) St. Ambrose College was the original inspiration for the renowned 'Petissimo and Grosetti' stories.

2) St. Ambrose College is built in the grounds of 'Woodeaves' - The UK headquarters of the Christian Brothers

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