Salesian College (London)

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Salesian College

Motto	Servite Domino in Laetitia (Latin: Serve the Lord with Gladness)
Established	1895
Closed	2011
Type	Voluntary Aided Comprehensive
Religion	Roman Catholic
Headmaster	Stephen McCann, MPhil, MA
Chair of Governors	Nicholas Potter
Founder	Salesians of Don Bosco
Specialism	Business and Enterprise
Location	Surrey Lane Battersea London SW11 3PB England Coordinates: 51°28′30″N 0°10′21″W / 51.475048°N 0.172434°W / 51.475048; -0.172434
Local authority	Wandsworth
DfE URN	101061 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	c. 550
Gender	Boys
Ages	11–16
Colours	Maroon and Gold
Website	www.salesiancollege.co.uk

Salesian College was a Roman Catholic, Voluntary Aided school for boys aged 11 to 16 (previously 11 to 18, until it had to jettison its Sixth Form). It was founded in 1895 in Battersea, London by the religious order of the Salesians of Don Bosco, who arrived in Battersea in 1887 as part of Don Bosco's dream to establish a Salesian presence in Great Britain, and thereby piggyback onto the British Empire, with its missionary potential. ^[1] The College aimed to provide an education loosely based on the principles of St John Bosco, founder of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

History

At the end of August 2011 Salesian College and the John Paul II School, both in Wandsworth Borough, merged to create a new school - St John Bosco College. This opened on 1 September 2011 and currently occupies the Wimbledon site of the former John Paul II School.^[2] It will move to the old Surrey Lane site when new buildings have been constructed.^[3] In the meantime, it has served as the location of BBC3 sitcom "Bad Education" and art studios for the Association of Cultural Advancement through Visual Art (ACAVA) including well known war artist Xavier Pick

Notable former pupils

Lord O'Donnell, GCB, former Cabinet Secretary.^[4]
Sir Alfred Hitchcock, KBE, film director; only spent one week there (as a boarder)(1908).^[5]
Michael Leahy, philosopher.
Terry Maloney, author, illustrator ("Dan Dare"), and astronomer
Catherine Tate, comedienne, actress, personality.^[6]
Bryan Marshall, actor.^[7]
Patrick Wilde, playwright and screenwriter.^[8]
Mgr Nicholas Morrish, Regional Vicar of Opus Dei for Great Britain since 1998.^[9]
Jim Reid-Anderson, Chairman, President & CEO of Six Flags.^[10]
Peter Beahan, MB BS (WA), FFARACS, D.Obst RCOG, LMCC, FANZCA, DA, Emeritus Consultant Anaesthetist at Royal Perth Hospital (Australia).
Martin McDonagh, film director, screenwriter and playwright.^[11]
Danny Thompson, musician.^[12]
Yuri "Aggro" Santos, Brazilian-born rapper.
Peter Sidhom, opera singer.
Brian Curtin, disgraced Irish former legal luminary.

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v t e Schools and colleges in Wandsworth

Primary schools	Belleville Primary School

Secondary schools	ARK Putney Academy Ashcroft Technology Academy Battersea Park School Burntwood School Chestnut Grove Academy Ernest Bevin College Graveney School St Cecilia's School St John Bosco College Southfields Academy

Special schools	Linden Lodge School Oak Lodge School

Independent schools	Emanuel School Ibstock Place School Newton Preparatory School Northcote Lodge School Putney High School Thames Christian College Thomas's London Day School

FE & sixth form colleges	St Francis Xavier College South Thames College

Defunct schools	Battersea Grammar School Bec School Elliott School Ensham School Furzedown Secondary School Hillcroft School Old Central School Rosa Bassett School Salesian College Sir Walter St John's Grammar School

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