St Benedict's Catholic High School, Alcester
 St Benedict's Logo | |
| Established | 1963 |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy convert |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Headteacher | Mr David Hughes |
| Assistant Head teacher, Pastoral Care | Mrs M Parton |
| Head of Sixthform | Mr S Smallman |
| Chair of Governors | Mrs A Delany |
| Location |
Kinwarton Road Alcester Warwickshire B49 6PX England Coordinates: 52°13′03″N 1°51′55″W / 52.2175°N 1.8652°W |
| Local authority | Warwickshire |
| DfE URN | 143634 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | http://st-benedicts.org/meet-staff/ |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Houses | Becket, Clitherow, Dibdale, Fisher, More |
| Colours | |
| Safeguard Lead | Mrs M Parton |
| On Roll | 746 |
| Archdiocese of Birmingham Section 48 Report Overall Effectiveness | Requires Improvement[1] |
| Website | st-benedicts.org |
St Benedict's Catholic High School is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form. It is located in Alcester in the English county of Warwickshire. The school is named after Saint Benedict of Nursia, the patron saint of Europe and students.
Established in 1963, it is an academy school(converted in 2017) administered by Warwickshire County Council and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham. The catchment area for the school includes Alcester, Bidford-on-Avon, Chipping Campden, Evesham, Redditch, Stratford-upon-Avon and Studley.[2]
St Benedict's Catholic High School offers GCSEs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form (which opened in 2011) have the option to study from a range of BTECs and the International Baccalaureate.[2]
St Benedicts became an academy in 2017, with the holy family catholic multi academy company[3]. Also in the academy are the main feeder schools; Our Lady's Catholic Primary Alcester, St Mary's Catholic Primary, Henly, St Mary's Catholic Primary, Eversham, St Mary's Catholic Primary, Broadway, St Gregory's Catholic Primary, Stratford.
The sixth form was opened in 2011 and carries out courses in the International Baccalaureate and BTEC level 3. It is a separate, state of the art building with 3 floors. The main school library block was also under construction at the same time, and opened in 2010. This houses the main school library, main office, conference room, and 1 classroom.
Notable former pupils
- Gerry Mayhew, senior RAF officer
- Andrew Pozzi, British athlete
References
- ↑ http://www.st-benedicts.org/section-48//
- 1 2 "Introduction". st-benedicts.org.
- ↑ http://www.holyfamilycatholicmac.org/