St Columba's Catholic Boys' School

St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Motto Latin: Tenui Nec Dimittam
"I have taken hold and will not let go"
Established 1973
Type Academy
Religion Roman Catholic
Head Teacher Mr Nigel Fisher
Location Halcot Avenue
Bexleyheath
Greater London
DA6 7QB
England
51°27′07″N 0°09′20″E / 51.45184°N 0.15558°E / 51.45184; 0.15558Coordinates: 51°27′07″N 0°09′20″E / 51.45184°N 0.15558°E / 51.45184; 0.15558
DfE URN 138650 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Gender Boys
Ages 11–16
Houses Becket      Campion      Fisher     . More     . Xavier      Loyola     
Website www.st-columbas.bexley.sch.uk

St Columba's Catholic Boys' School is a Roman Catholic boys' secondary school with academy status, located in the Bexleyheath area of the London Borough of Bexley, England.

Description

The school was opened by the then Prime Minister Edward Heath on 7 May 1973. The lower and upper sections of the school were amalgamated on the present site in June 1990 in an extended building. A £5 million new build which included a new teaching block, new sports hall, and refurbished theatre was opened in 2005.[1]

The school converted to academy status in September 2012, and was previously under the direct control of Bexley London Borough Council. The school continues to coordinate with Bexley London Borough Council for admissions.

St Columba's are close partners with their sister school, [St Catherine's Catholic School for Girls].

The uniform for St Columba's is black with a blue lapel for years 7-10, for Year 11 it's a yellow/gold lapel. The tie is blue,black and yellow. In Year 11 pupils who have outstanding Attitude to Learning will earn a Gold tie.

The school has experience numerous instances of bad press, most notably in 2004 when gangs of white and black students clashed during a lunch break which consequently saw the school close for 3 days. Despite other instances of racial tension continuing for a further few years, robust efforts from the schools governing body managed to dampen down existing hostilities between white & black students.

References

  1. ↑ "St. Columba's Catholic Boys' School - History". St-columbas.bexley.sch.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-09.


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