Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Our Lady and St. Chad Catholic Academy (A Specialist Sports College) is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Fallings Park area of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. The Building Schools for the Future program invested £7 million into improving the school, which was completed in September 2013. The school was funded another £4.7 million in 2018 to build 14 new classrooms and science laboratories, allowing more students into the school.
| Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy | |
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| Address | |
Old Fallings Lane , , WV10 8BJ | |
| Coordinates | 52.6110°N 2.1083°W |
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| Type | Academy |
| Motto | “Be The Best You Can Be" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Principal | Miss T.H.L. Ellis |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Houses | Bernadette, St. Peter, St. Catherine, Kolbe, Romero, Teresa |
| Colour(s) | (Forms) Green, Purple, Orange, Red, Yellow, and Blue, respectively
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| Website | https://www.olsc.org.uk |
Originally, the school was titled "Our Lady and St. Chad Catholic Sport's College"; however, it gained academy status in March partnering with three schools in Wolverhampton.
OLSC was led by Ms. Keelan for 30 years and in July 2014, she stepped down her role, being succeeded by Miss Ellis.
The name of the school comes from the influence of St. Chad. The secondary building "The Marist Center" was named after the Marist brothers who allowed the school to become what it is today.
Consortium and houses
OLSC consists of 6 house groups; Bernadette, Kolbe, Romero, Teresa, St. Catherine, and St. Peter. Every house group has 2 form tutors. As of the 2018/19 school year and onwards, every form is split into an "A" form and a "B" form to allow for the number of new Year 7 pupils.
As of Monday 2 March 2015, Our Lady and St. Chad officially became an Academy along with St. Mary's, Holy Rosary and Corpus Christi Primary Schools to unite as one in the "Pope John XXIII Multi Academy".
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Curriculum
All students study English, Maths, Science, RE, PE, Geography, History, Modern Foreign Language, Computing, Music, Creative Media.
Year 9 and 10
All Students study English Literature, English Language, Maths, Combined Science, RE and PE, and can choose from additional subjects.
Year 11
All Students study English Literature, English Language, Maths, Science, Additional Science, RE and PE, and can choose from additional subjects.
Year 12 and 13
Students have the choice of studying a range of subjects.