| Established | 1848 |
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| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Headteacher | Sister Bernadette |
| Specialism | Maths and Computing College |
| Location | 147 Central Hill, Upper Norwood London SE19 1RS England |
| Local authority | London Borough of Croydon |
| DfE URN | 131280 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 642 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www.virgofidelis.org.uk |
Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School, is a Voluntary Aided, Mathematics & Computing Specialist College, in the London Borough of Croydon, England. The school is for girls aged 11-18.
Virgo Fidelis is situated within extensive grounds at Upper Norwood, South London. The school has a strong Catholic Doctrine and the religious ideal of the foundress influences the school's ethos and educational methods.
The convent is part of the Congregation of Our Lady of Fidelity , an international Roman Catholic Religious organisation, consisting of over 70 Sisters worldwide. It was founded in France in 1831, where its Generalate is located at La Deliverande, Normandy.
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The school building was originally a hunting lodge belonging to the Earls of Bristol. Later, during the eighteenth century, the building became Norwood House , the residence of the notable socialite Mrs Mary Nesbitt, King George III is reputed to have stayed there.
Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School was founded on 14 September 1848 by Mother Saint Mary under the patronage of Cardinal Wiseman and with funds provided by her father Count Theodose le Forestier d'Osseville.
Hearing of the needs of Catholic orphan children on London’s Victorian streets Mother Saint Mary sought funding and support from the Catholic Church in England and the Papacy, building the first Catholic Orphanage in England since the reformation and forming the eldest of the French Order's daughter house’s, ‘the Congregation of Our Lady of Fidelity, at Upper Norwood’, London. It has also been known as 'the Orphanage and Convent at Upper Norwood', 'Virgo Fidelis Convent Schools' and 'Our Lady's School'.
The Congregation continues to this day, supporting children, young families and the community;
Rachel Burke attended Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School.
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