The Cardinal Wiseman School

Infobox UK school
name = The Cardinal Wiseman School


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motto = Omnio Pro Christo
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established = 1959 as the Cardinal Newman School
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type = Voluntary aided comprehensive
religion = Roman Catholic
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head = Paul Patrick
r_head_label = Chaplain
r_head = Cecilia Finn [cite web |url=http://www.wiseman.ealing.sch.uk/chaplaincy.html |title=Chaplaincy at The Cardinal Wiseman School |accessdate=2008-03-22 |date=2007-09-22]
chair_label = Chair of Governors
chair = Leo Misquitta
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specialist = Technology and Humanities
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street = Greenford Road
city = Greenford
county = Middlesex
country = England
postcode = UB6 9AW
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ofsted = 101934
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enrollment = c.1800 (Lower School and Sixth Form)
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
houses = Campion, Fisher, More, Ward, Southwell
colours = Lower School: Royal Blue, White - Sixth Form: Black, White
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website = http://www.wiseman.ealing.sch.uk/
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The Cardinal Wiseman Roman Catholic School, commonly known as The Cardinal Wiseman School, is a Roman Catholic comprised of a comprehensive secondary school and The Cardinal Wiseman School Sixth Form located in Greenford, London. Its headteacher is Mr. Paul Patrick and its student body consists of 11 to 18 year olds; it has specialist status in technology, art and humanities. [cite web
title = Wiseman Successes
url = http://www.wiseman.ealing.sch.uk/success.html
accessdate = 2007-03-04 ]

In 2006, it was featured on the BBC's list of 197 schools in England with the best "value added" measures from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4. [cite web
title = Schools that add the most value
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4625736.stm
accessdate = 2007-01-04
date = 2006-01-19]

History

It is named after the Catholic Cardinal Wiseman, a Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster in 1850. It was originally opened in 1959, but has been reorganised several times since, including an amalgamation with the Cardinal Newman School in 1986. [cite web
title = School Life
url = http://www.wiseman.ealing.sch.uk/school_life/school_life.html
accessdate = 2006-12-20 ]

Location

It is located on Greenford Road in Greenford, near Greenford Broadway; there are many buses that stop close to it, including the E1, E2, E3, E5, E6, E7, E9, E10, E11, 92, 95, 105 and 282. It is next to, and is often twinned with Our Lady of The Visitation Roman Catholic Primary School, and the Our Lady of the Visitation Church.

Uniform

Years 7 to 11

The students wear a uniform, consisting of a royal blue blazer, navy and white tie, white shirt, grey skirt (for girls) and charcoal trousers for boys. However, as of April 2007, ties were not required to be worn during the summer term, for a trial period.

ixth Form

The uniform for the Sixth Form differs to the lower school. Students are required to wear a black tie with the school crest over a plain white shirt with black trousers or skirts. A blazer is available although most students prefer their own choice of plain black jumpers.

Alumni

Popular band The Magic Numbers attended Cardinal Wiseman, as well as Jason Roberts, a Blackburn Rovers striker. Fact|date=February 2007

Power Metal band, DragonForce's keyboardist; Vadim Pruzhanov has also attended Cardinal Wiseman.

And Jasmin Ranshi.

Arts Festival

Every year, the Music and Drama departments at Cardinal Wiseman organise a two night event at which numerous musicians and dancers come together to showcase the wealth of talent within the school community. This will normally take place on the Wednesday and Thursday of the first week of November, with auditions for acts occurring in mid September.

Monetary prizes are awarded for the best musicians and dancers in upper and lower school and one for the overall best performance. These are decided on the second night by a panel of judges that usually contains various professionals and ex-pupils.

The event is always well attended, with tickets for the second night always selling out on the first day of sales. As well as pupils, teachers and parents are regularly in attendance.

Mission statement

The school has the following mission statement:

References

External links

* [http://www.wiseman.ealing.sch.uk Cardinal Wiseman School Official Website]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=101934 Ofsted profile of the school]
* [http://www.ealing.gov.uk/services/education/schools/high_schools/cardinal_wiseman_roman_catholic_school/ Ealing Council information about the school]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/05/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/307_4603.stm BBC League tables for the school]
* [http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe1x1_05.pl?Mode=&Code=&School=3074603&Type=&back=&No=307 Department for Education and Skills statistics for the school]