St Cuthbert's High School

Infobox UK school
name = St Cuthbert's High School


size =
latitude = 54.97892
longitude = -1.67536
dms = dms
motto = Quies in Caelo
established = 1881
religion = Roman Catholic
head_label = Headteacher
head = Mr J Gerard Murphy
chair_label Chairman of Governors
chair = Dr. M-J Mc-Dade
founder Bishop James Chadwick
founder_pl = Bishop James Chadwick, DD, STL.
specialist = Science Modern Foreign Languages
street = Gretna Road
city = Newcastle upon Tyne
county = Tyne and Wear
country = England
postcode = NE15 7PX
LEA = Newcastle upon Tyne
ofsted = 108535
staff = c.75
enrollment = c.1100
gender = Boys
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
houses = Wickwar, MaGill, Mann, Jeffrey, Cunningham, Cassidy (formerly School House).
colours = Maroon, Gold and Pale Blue.
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St. Cuthbert's High School is a boys-only Catholic secondary school based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has over 1,000 students. The school was opened on 18th August 1881 largely due to the efforts of Bishop James Chadwick and his successor as Bishop of Hexham & Newcastle - Bishop Bewick, in Westmorland Road, Elswick. Shortly afterward the School moved to larger premises in Bath Lane in the centre of the city. In 1922 the School transferred to the present site on Benwell Hill. Part of the school (1922 Block - presently undergoing demolition) is built directly over the Vallum of Hadrian's Wall. By 2010 it is expected that new buildings which will house Year 6 & 7 will be complete and the School will once again be a single-site establishment.

In 2006 St. Cuthbert's High School celebrated its 125th Anniversary with a special evening, Mass was celebrated in the Main Hall, now bedecked with the furnishings of the Bath Lane/Priest's House Chapel. The late Bishop Kevin Dunn, DCL, presided and Old Boy and Parish Clergy concelebrated. A new science block was also opened in 2006 providing 9 science laboratories, 6 information technology rooms and 4 craft, design & technology rooms.

In recent years, St. Cuthbert's High School gained Science School status and for a long time has been a beacon school in the field of English and Modern Foreign Languages and was recognized in 2007 as a MFL Specialist School (2nd Specialism).

In 127 years there have been 7 clergymen as Head: Canon Wickwar, Fr. MaGill, Monsignor H. (Dr.) Mann, Monsignor Jeffrey, Monsignor Canon Cunningham, V.G., Canon M. Cassidy, MA, STL., Fr. M. Walsh, MA (Cantab), and two lay Headteachers: Mr E. Lovell, BA, M.Litt and the present incumbent Mr J. G Murphy, BA.

Senior Staff

* Headteacher - Mr. J. G. Murphy
* Deputy Headteacher - Mr. D. Stapylton
* Senior Assistant Headteacher - Mr. P. Ruane
* Assistant Headteacher - Mr. I. Lord
*Chair of Governors - Dr. Michael-J Mc-Dade
*Vice-Chair - Mr. Peter Coombes
*Priest with Pastoral Responsibility - Revd. Peter Leighton, BA, MA - Dean of St. Mary's Cathedral.

Notable Staff

* Head of Maths - Mr. K. Stuart
* Head of English - Mr. P. Burbridge
* Head of Science - Dr. T. Harbinson
* Head of R.E. - Mr. P. Collins
* Head of C.D.T. - Mr. L. McKenna
* Head of I.T. - Mrs. P. Walsh
* Head of Geography - Mr. P. Collinson
* Head of Music - Mrs. S. Savage
* Head of Art - Mrs. M. Stansby
* Head of History - Mrs. A. Vasey
* Head of Modern Languages - Mr. A. Knox
* Head of P.E. - Mr. M. Turner
* Head of Economics - Mr. A. Clarke

Academic statistics

Under revision.

St. Cuthbert's is in the Financial Times Top 1000 Schools 2008 - one of few schools in the North East to achieve this rank.

Notable alumni

* John Carver - football coach
* Declan Donnelly - Dec of "Ant & Dec"
* Admiral Sir Nigel Essenhigh - First Sea Lord, Royal Navy
* Sir Terry Farrell - Architect
* Paul Kennedy - Historian and Writer
* Lawrie McMenemy - football coach
* John Middleton - Vicar Ashley Thomas in "Emmerdale"
* Bobby Moncur (Former Newcastle United Player/Coach)
* John Nichol (Former RAF Navigator held hostage in Gulf War I. War Writer and Broadcaster)
* Sting - Musician, solo artist and member of The Police
* Neil Tennant - Musician, member of the Pet Shop Boys
* Adam Herbert Wakenshaw (Victoria Cross recipient)
* Dominic Bruce OBE MC AFM KSG - Colditz escaper ( 'the Medium Sized Man')

*Rt. Revd. Joseph, Bishop Thorman
*Rt. Revd. James, Bishop McCormack
*Rt. Revd. Hugh, Bishop Lindsay
*Revd. Dr. P. McPartlan - International Theological Commission, Catholic University of America.

References

External links

* [http://www.st-cuthbertshigh.newcastle.sch.uk/ Home page]
* [http://www.dfee.gov.uk/cgi-bin/dfe1x1.pl?Code=&Mode=&School=3914715 Statistics]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/04/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/391_4715.stm BBC League Tables]