All Saints RC School
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All Saints RC School is a Roman Catholic school in Mansfield
, Nottinghamshire
, England
, with an average of 1500 pupils. It is the only Catholic secondary school in the district and thus, one of the most popular and over-subscribed. The school has been awarded specialist status as an Arts College
, as of 2006. The Schools current Head Teacher is Ms Maureen Cobbett.
All Saints' became an 11-18 comprehensive school on a split site in 1984. Mr Peter Whalley then took over as Headmaster in 1981, and was succeeded in December 1996 by Mr Ken Daly, Mr Ken Daly retired in April 2008. In 1978 the school was visited by Prince Charles.
The current building was constructed for a pupil population of around 600 but has been gradually extended with the construction of a new Performing arts block and new Science block and the addition of 19 'temporary class rooms'. The X block's have been renevated several times and currently hold various subjects including PE office, Geography, Mathematics, RE, DT (Sewing) and SEN.
The School, which recently become a 'Dyslexia friendly School', has a substantial Sixth form of well over 100 pupils and currently has a total pupil population of approximately 1250. The School has approximately 75 Teaching staff, plus TA support and ancillary support staff.
The school was in the national news in 2009 when a Science teacher named Peter Harvey was charged with attempted murder after attacking a student in a science lesson. In a trail at Nottingham
Crown court he was found not guilty of attempted murder but admitted a lesser charge of grievous bodily harm without intent but escaped a prison sentence and instead was given substantial community service. Mr. Harvey was planning to retire after the incident but was Dismissed before.
Many of the members of choral group Cantamus have also attended the school.
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Mansfield
Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the main town in the Mansfield local government district. Mansfield is a part of the Mansfield Urban Area....
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, with an average of 1500 pupils. It is the only Catholic secondary school in the district and thus, one of the most popular and over-subscribed. The school has been awarded specialist status as an Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
, as of 2006. The Schools current Head Teacher is Ms Maureen Cobbett.
History
The school opened in 1974, initially as a 13-18 comprehensive with Miss Mary Gray as headmistress.All Saints' became an 11-18 comprehensive school on a split site in 1984. Mr Peter Whalley then took over as Headmaster in 1981, and was succeeded in December 1996 by Mr Ken Daly, Mr Ken Daly retired in April 2008. In 1978 the school was visited by Prince Charles.
The current building was constructed for a pupil population of around 600 but has been gradually extended with the construction of a new Performing arts block and new Science block and the addition of 19 'temporary class rooms'. The X block's have been renevated several times and currently hold various subjects including PE office, Geography, Mathematics, RE, DT (Sewing) and SEN.
The School, which recently become a 'Dyslexia friendly School', has a substantial Sixth form of well over 100 pupils and currently has a total pupil population of approximately 1250. The School has approximately 75 Teaching staff, plus TA support and ancillary support staff.
The school was in the national news in 2009 when a Science teacher named Peter Harvey was charged with attempted murder after attacking a student in a science lesson. In a trail at Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
Crown court he was found not guilty of attempted murder but admitted a lesser charge of grievous bodily harm without intent but escaped a prison sentence and instead was given substantial community service. Mr. Harvey was planning to retire after the incident but was Dismissed before.
Notable alumni
- Malcolm Campbell, writer and BAFTA winner
- David Burns, HBOSHBOSHBOS plc is a banking and insurance company in the United Kingdom, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lloyds Banking Group having been taken over in January 2009...
- Robert Pittam, BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Industry Correspondent - Patrick (Murray) McGrath, actor
- Freddie Baker, jazz musician
- Anthony Stazicker, U18 England footballer - 2002
- Kelvin BateyKelvin BateyKelvin Batey is a British born professional "Mid/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer who competed for Great Britain from the start of his career until 2010 and then for Ireland....
, Olympic BMX racer for Ireland - Liam Batey, Olympic BMX racer - Professional Poker player
- Karl Chiverton, professional boxer
- Alex John-Baptiste, professional footballer for Blackpool
- Claire Dallison, professional singer
- Steven Brunning, professional Irish dancer with Michael FlatleyMichael FlatleyMichael Ryan Flatley is an American Irish dancer, choreographer, actor, musician and occasional television presenter. He became internationally known for Irish dance shows Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, Feet of Flames, and Celtic Tiger...
in Lord of the DanceLord of the DanceLord of the Dance may refer to:Personalities* Nataraja, Shiva in his dancing posture* Lord of the Dance, a title given to Jesus Christ in some musical adaptationsLiterature* Lord of the Dance , a 1984 novel by Father Andrew GreeleyMusic... - James McGuiness, singer- member of a band called The Wanted.
Many of the members of choral group Cantamus have also attended the school.
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