Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Sacred Heart High School
Address
Map
Fenham Hall Drive

Newcastle upon Tyne
,
Tyne and Wear
,
NE4 9YH

England
Coordinates54°58′59″N 1°39′25″W / 54.983°N 1.657°W / 54.983; -1.657
Information
TypeAcademy
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1905
FounderSociety of the Sacred Heart
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
SpecialistsTechnology and Arts
Department for Education URN137708 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherSuzanne Howell[1]
Staff350
GenderGirls
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,000 +
DioceseHexham and Newcastle
Websitehttp://www.sacredheart-high.org/

Sacred Heart High School is a secondary school with academy status for girls. It is located on Fenham Hall Drive in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

General Information[edit]

The school educates around 1,400 girls between the ages of eleven and eighteen on the site which has had a near £10 million makeover. The school consists of the main building, a technology and art building, a P.E. block, a maths and modern foreign languages building, a geography building, the sixth form centre, a small pottery and a dance studio. The uniform is currently (2015) a navy blue blazer and jumper, and a Douglas Tartan kilt or trousers(dark blue, light blue, green and white).[2]

History[edit]

A private college was founded in Fenham Hall in 1903 becoming a Government-recognised boarding and day school in 1905, taking ex-pupil-teachers, scholarship and fee-paying pupils. The college initially opened with 60 pupils and was under the sponsorship of the Society of the Sacred Heart nuns. It went through a number of changes until 1926 when it obtained Direct Grant status and became a grammar school.[3]

The grammar school lasted until 1977 when it became the Sacred Heart Comprehensive School, taking girls from 11 – 18 years old. In 1998 it was renamed the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic High School.[3]

In 2007 the school signed up to the Building Schools for the Future initiative.[2][3]

Alumni[edit]

Sacred Heart Grammar School[edit]

Former teachers[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Leadership Team". Sacred Heart Catholic High School website. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Pty Ltd, SHS. "Sacred Heart Catholic School es have recently been relocated to the 6th form building, being replaced by geography classrooms- Newcastle upon Tyne". Sacred Heart School, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Sacred Heart Education in Fenham, Newcastle". Society of the Sacred Heart - England and Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2013. (The private college) began in a small way in 1903, became a Government recognised boarding and day school in 1905, taking both ex pupil-teachers, and scholarship pupils, as well as fee-payers until 1913. It went through other changes until 1926 when it obtained Direct Grant status, which lasted until 1977 when it became the Sacred Heart Comprehensive School, taking girls from 11 – 18 years. In 1998 it was re-named the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic High School.
  4. ^ "Catherine Mckinnell MP". Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  5. ^ Whitfield, Graeme (19 September 2019). "Most Influential 2019: E-G". ChronicleLive.
  6. ^ "Professor Mo O'Toole: Visiting Professor". Newcastle University Business School website. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

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