St. Joseph's College, Stoke-on-Trent
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| St Joseph's College | |
| Established | 1932 |
| Type | Voluntary aided grammar school |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Head Teacher | Ms Roisin M Maguire OBE |
| Founders | Christian Brothers |
| Specialism | Science |
| Location | London Road Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST4 5NT England  |
| LEA | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Ofsted number | 131301 |
| Students | 925 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Website | www.sjc.staffs.sch.uk |
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St. Joseph’s College is a mixed Roman Catholic 11-18 school based in Trent Vale, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire. After many years as a Preparatory and Senior School, the Preparatory School split from the main building, forming a new school elsewhere on the site, leaving the High School and the new Sixth Form Centre. The school has an extensive program of rooms and labs, the biggest is RE1 situated across the main staircase from the Brother Kerrigan Library. A new Science Wing was added to the old building, forming a quadrangle in the centre of the school, which contains a heart-shaped pond overlooked by a statue of the Virgin Mary, marking the end of the second millennium. A statue of Edmund Rice is located outside the Year 7 corridor.
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History
The school was founded by the Irish Christian Brothers in 1932. The school achieved Science College status in 2004.
Sixth Form
The Sixth Form Centre is housed separately from the rest of the school in a Grade II listed building, which until 2001 was home to the Congregation of Christian Brothers who founded the school. Since their departure from the school premises in the summer of 2001, the Brothers' House has undergone extensive renovations. A range of facilities are now available, including an IT suite, annexed study room, several large teaching rooms, coffee bar and two common rooms.
School Song: "Fideliter et Fortiter"
When we grow old and the battle is raging,
when to the wide earths far suburbs we're flung,
when we need faith in the conflict we're waging,
shall we remember how once we were young.
Fideliter et Fortiter
Fideliter et Fortiter
Down the years we'll re-echo the song
Faithful and strong,
Faithful and strong.
Then we'll be true,
to devotions we've earned,
cling to our standards be proud of our name.
Bare without slaughter,
the laurels we've earned,
strong in adversity Humble in fame
Fideliter et Fortiter
Fideliter et Fortiter
Down the years we'll re-echo the song
Faithful and strong,
Faithful and strong.
Past Pupils
- Dominic Cork - England test cricketer.
- Archbishop Kevin McDonald - Archbishop of Southwark.
