St. Joseph's College, London

St Joseph's College is a Secondary School for Boys in Upper Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon. It is a Mathematics and Computing Specialist School and a Cisco Academy. It is a voluntary aided Roman Catholic comprehensive school for students aged 11 to 18 years. The school is a single sex educational establishment for boys up to the age of 16 and in cooperation with Norbury Manor High School for Girls, operates a co-educational sixth-form for boys and girls aged 16 to 18.

History

The school trustees are the Christian Catholic order of the De La Salle brothers. The College was founded in 1855 was located on High Street in Clapham between 1855 and 1888. The school has been on its present site in Beulah Hill since 1904. This school around this time was a boarding school so if you notice in the building, the staircase on the Maths corridor and if you look a floor above it, that was where the bedrooms was.

Construction

Lots of work began on the current site such as the Hall and Science Block which wasn't finished until 1964 and 6 years later, they began on the swimming pool. It was an independent school until 1973 when it became voluntary aided as it is today and a year later, The DT block opened From September 1993 to August 1999 the College enjoyed grant maintained status. In 2003, it became a Mathematics and Computing specialist school.

Other

In 2011, Former headteacher Mr Eamon Connolly retired and Mr Mark Franchetti is now the current headteacher. In the same year, local internet company, Limetree decided to sponsor the senior school football team at the school.

Facilities

• 7 ICT Suites including the Cisco Academy Suite.
• Newly refurbished Learning Resource Centre has replaced the degraded library.
• A swimming pool and a well conditioned sports hall.
• New Apple Mac Music Studio.
• Major refurbishment of many classrooms for the 2010/11 school year.
• 6th Form Common room.
• Two cafeterias for lunch and drinks can be purchased from student salesmen.
• Much Improved Geography department which has been established as one of the best geography departments in all boys-only schools in the Beulah Hill area.
• Much Improved DT department

GCSE results

GCSE results are above the local average, and the national average (LEA average score 54.2%, national average 56.3%) .

GCSE and equivalent over time (all subjects):

• % of 15 year old pupils achieving 5 or more grades A*-C - 2002 58.0%
• % of 15 year old pupils achieving 5 or more grades A*-C - 2003 63.0%
• % of 15 year old pupils achieving 5 or more grades A*-C - 2004 56.0%
• % of 15 year old pupils achieving 5 or more grades A*-C - 2005 65.0%

External links

• Official website
• Old Josephinians website
• History (from Old Josephinians website)
• St Joseph's College 1855-2005
• croydon.gov.uk