St. Nicholas Catholic High School
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| St Nicholas High School | ||
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| Founded: 1965 | ||
| Type: Comprehensive | ||
| Location: Hartford, Cheshire, United Kingdom | ||
| LEA: Cheshire | ||
| Ofsted number: 111450 | ||
| School Category: Secondary | ||
| Headteacher: Mr G Boyle | ||
| Staff: | ||
| Students: 1288 | ||
| Age Range: 11-18 | ||
| Gender: mixed | ||
| Website: http://www.stnicholas-school.org.uk/ | ||
St. Nicholas Catholic High school is in Hartford near Northwich in Cheshire. It also has a 6th form college. Both the main school and college are of a very high standard and always perform very well in Ofsted reports, the sixth form in particular was described as "outstanding" in the last report.
Currently Mr. Boyle is the head teacher with Mr. Hathaway as deputy head.
[edit] History
St Nicholas Catholic High School 0pened as a Secondary Modern on the 6th of September 1965[1] with Mr Michael O'Connor as the first head teacher, and Fr. R Verlarde as the first Chairman of Governors. St Nicholas' was the first Catholic secondary school in mid-Cheshire, and cost £160,000 for the initial building programme, 70% of which came from the Catholic communities in mid-Cheshire, with the remainder coming from the LEA.
In 1972 the school became a Comprehensive school, and changed its name to St Nicholas High School.[1] At this time a new science and languages block was built to the side of the original building, and in 1979 the new Sixth Form block was opened by Mr Mark Carlisle, Secretary of State for education, followed by the remodelled science laboratories in 1989, and the music suite and new science laboratories in 1992.
In 1995 Mr O'Connor retired after 30 years as headmaster, and was replaced by Mr Gerald Boyle.[1] In 2003 the school obtained Business and Enterprise status.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Ofsted report
- A nostalgic look back at the school made by two former pupils, Mike Coxon & Conor McClenaghan
- School Portal
[edit] References
| Cheshire County Council maintained secondary schools of Cheshire | |
|---|---|
| Chester | Bishop Heber High School • Blacon High School • Christleton High School • Queen's Park High School • The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School • The Catholic High School, Chester • Upton-by-Chester High School |
| Congleton | Alsager School • Congleton High School • Eaton Bank School • Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School • Middlewich High School • Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College • Sandbach School |
| Crewe and Nantwich | Brine Leas High School • Coppenhall High School • Kings Grove School • Malbank School and Sixth Form College • Ruskin Sports College • Shavington High School • St Thomas More Catholic High School • Victoria Community Technology School |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | Cheshire Oaks High School • Ellesmere Port Catholic High School • Ellesmere Port Specialist School of Performing Arts • Neston High School • The Whitby High School |
| Macclesfield | All Hallows Catholic High School • Fallibroome High School • Henbury High School • Knutsford High School • Poynton High School • Tytherington High School • Wilmslow High School |
| Vale Royal | Frodsham School • Hartford High School • Helsby High School • Rudheath Community High School • St. Nicholas Catholic High School • Tarporley Community High School • The County High School, Leftwich • The Verdin High School • Weaverham High School • Woodford Lodge High School |
| Warrington | Bridgewater High School • Birchwood Community High School • Culcheth High School • Cardinal Newman Catholic High School • Golborne High School • Great Sankey High School • Lowton Community High School • Lymm High School • Padgate High School • Penketh High School • St Gregory's Catholic High School • Sir Thomas Boteler High School • William Beamont Community High School • Woolston Community High School |
| See also List of schools in Cheshire | |
