- Mount St Mary's Catholic High School, Leeds
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Mount St Mary's Catholic High School Established 1853 Type Voluntary aided school Religion Roman Catholic Headteacher Mr. Marc Cooper Founder Sisters Oblates of Mary Immaculate Specialism Maths & Computing Location Ellerby Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS9 8LA
England
Local authority City of Leeds DfE number ???/4753 DfE URN 108097 Ofsted Reports Students 954 Gender Mixed Ages 11–16 Website Mount St Mary's Coordinates: 53°47′38″N 1°31′37″W / 53.79386°N 1.52688°W
Mount Saint Mary's School (secondary & primary), Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
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Admissions
It is a faith school for ages 11-16 in Richmond Hill. Catholic education after 16 is found at Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College (former Notre Dame Collegiate School, the other girls' direct grant grammar school in Leeds). It is situated just north of the A61, next to the derelict church of Mount St Mary which opened in 1857, closed in 1989 and has now been vandalised. It is not far from Quarry House.
Quotes
"This is a sound school which provides a broad and balanced education supported by clear Catholic values. The spiritual, moral, personal and academic development of pupils is well supported in a caring community."
"The school has a positive and powerful climate that reflects its commitment to high standards and a genuine concern for the well being of its pupils. It is based on the school's aims and the Christian values that are central to school life."
History
It was founded in 1853 by the Sisters Oblates of Mary Immaculate. It became a girls' direct grant grammar school in 1946, at the same time as St Michael's College. Leeds Grammar School was also direct grant. In 1978, both it and St Michael's College became comprehensive schools.
St Michael's College
This was a former boys' direct grant grammar school on St John's Road in the Hyde Park area of Leeds, the analogous school to the girls' Notre Dame Collegiate School. It later became a comprehensive school, St Michael's Catholic College. It was a Jesuit college which opened as Leeds Catholic College on 18 September 1905, becoming St Michael's College in 1933. It had the motto Quis et Deus. The building is now now empty.
Merger
Mount St Mary's announced a merger with St. Michael's College of St John's Road in Hyde Park.[1] St. Michael's College now no longer exists, as all remaining pupils transferred over to the Mount St. Mary's site.[2] They merged in 2005, with the St Michael's site closing in 2008.
Former pupils
- Frances Burnett, actress
- David Doherty, rugby league player with Sale Sharks
- Andy Lynch, rugby league player
- Tom Elliott, Leeds United striker
- Barbara Keeley, Labour MP for Worsley since 2005 (when a girls' grammar school)
- Chris Moyles, BBC Radio 1 DJ
- James Howson, actor that portrays Heathcliff in Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights[3]
St Michael's College
- Richard Barraclough QC, barrister and Legal Advisor to the General Medical Council and the General Dental Council
- Colin Burgon, Labour MP for Elmet from 1997-2010
- John Carr OBE, Government Adviser on internet security
- Paul Cavadino, Chief Executive of Nacro 2002-2009
- Keith Drinkel, actor
- Derek Enright, Labour MP for Hemsworth from 1991-5
- Julian Filochowski CMG OBE, Director of the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development from 1982-2003
- Prof John Gibson, Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Newcastle University from 1993-2009, and President of the British Thoracic Society from 2004-5
- Terence Grady MBE, Ambassador to Gabon from 1980-2
- John Grogan, Labour MP for Selby from 1997-2010
- Prof Anthony Hart, Professor of Medical Microbiology from 1986-2007 at the University of Liverpool, and expert on zoonosis, and set up the National Centre of Zoonosis
- Dr Andrew Higgins, vet, Editor of The Veterinary Journal since 1991
- Francis Matthews, actor
- John Porter, musician and record producer of some Smiths' albums including The Smiths
- Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON since 2001
- Michael Reddington, Chief Executive of Liverpool City Council from 1986-88
- Alan Smith, Chief Executive of Kingfisher plc from 1993-5
- David Stubbs, journalist
- Jake Thackray, singer
- Rev Edward Yarnold
- Valentine Pelka, actor
See also
- List of direct grant grammar schools
- Mount St Mary's College, private catholic boarding school in Spinkhill, north Derbyshire
References
- ^ Mount St Mary's School (2005). "School News". http://www.mountstmarys.org/School%20News.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ^ "Mount St. Mary's West Site (Formerly St. Michael's College)". http://www.mountstmarys.org/. Retrieved 2009-06-21. Photographs and link to Yorkshire Evening Post article of 19 June 2008
- ^ Heathcliff's journey from prison cell to film role
External links
Categories:- Roman Catholic primary schools in England
- Roman Catholic secondary schools in England
- Schools in Leeds
- Educational institutions established in 1853
- Mathematics and Computing Colleges in England
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