Our Lady's Convent RC High School
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Our Lady's Convent RC Modern Languages College High School, is a Roman Catholic secondary school situated in Stamford Hill
, in the London Borough of Hackney
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Now, the address of the four form comprehensive 11-19 Voluntary Aided Language College School is 6-16 Amhurst Park; there are over 700 students; the specialist rooms and classrooms are all purpose built (the oldest in 1949, the most recent in 2003), along with the Servite Sisters being the Trustees.
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Permission to expand by one form of entry has meant that the school's total number is currently 780 students.
The Sixth Form Centre admits boys and girls and has currently 180 students.
The school has a deserved reputation for academic achievement and it strives continually both to maintain and raise its standards, under the continuing trusteeship of the Servite Sisters. The school itself is over-subscribed and is one of the most successful state schools in London.
In each year group, 120 children are admitted in accordance with their academic abilities and their general practice of the Catholic faith at home - for proof of this, a Baptism Certificate and Holy Communion Certificate and a reference from the child's priest confirming that they go to church on a regular basis must be shown upon entry.
Our Lady's has four tutor groups: Hugh (H), which uses the house colour blue
, Juliana (J), which uses the house colour red
, Manettus (M), which uses the house colour yellow
and Philomena (P), which uses the house colour green
.
The current headteacher is Mrs Jane Gray, who took over from Mrs Margaret M.A Dixon in 2004 who served as headteacher from 1994-2003. Mrs Dixon was the first lay head teacher of the school. With the retirement of Sr John, the last Servite head teacher and the deputy Sr Sheila Sumner, meant the daily presence of the Trustees had gone. They do however, serve as Foundation Governors on the Governing Body.
As of September 2010, the school became split site. The reason being that as part of the Building Schools for Future (BSF), the school is to be completely remodeled and rebuilt. The lower school (years 7 and 8) still remain at the old site in Stamford Hill, as half of the school was knocked down in August 2010. The upper school (years 9, 10, 11 plus sixth form) have moved to Upper Clapton
, occupying the building that was for the lower school of The Skinners' Company's School for Girls
. The rebuilding of the school is said to be finished in Autumn 2012.
Stamford Hill
Stamford Hill is a place in the north of the London Borough of Hackney, England, near the border with Haringey. It is home to Europe's largest Hasidic Jewish and Adeni Jewish community.Stamford Hill is NNE of Charing Cross.-History:...
, in the London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....
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History
On 11 January 1904, Our Lady's School a small independent school moved from 114 Lordship Road to 14-16 Amhurst Park, the head was Sr M. Phillipa. There were 27 pupils aged 10 and over; all the staff were Servite sisters; parents paid fees of £2.10shillings per term. The rooms in the house built in the 1800s were used as classrooms. There was a grass tennis court in the garden.Now, the address of the four form comprehensive 11-19 Voluntary Aided Language College School is 6-16 Amhurst Park; there are over 700 students; the specialist rooms and classrooms are all purpose built (the oldest in 1949, the most recent in 2003), along with the Servite Sisters being the Trustees.
Current structure
A tradition of excellence today, Our Lady's is a thriving Voluntary Aided Roman Catholic School, which has been awarded Specialist Status as a Language CollegeLanguage College
Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages...
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Permission to expand by one form of entry has meant that the school's total number is currently 780 students.
The Sixth Form Centre admits boys and girls and has currently 180 students.
The school has a deserved reputation for academic achievement and it strives continually both to maintain and raise its standards, under the continuing trusteeship of the Servite Sisters. The school itself is over-subscribed and is one of the most successful state schools in London.
In each year group, 120 children are admitted in accordance with their academic abilities and their general practice of the Catholic faith at home - for proof of this, a Baptism Certificate and Holy Communion Certificate and a reference from the child's priest confirming that they go to church on a regular basis must be shown upon entry.
Our Lady's has four tutor groups: Hugh (H), which uses the house colour blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
, Juliana (J), which uses the house colour red
Red
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
, Manettus (M), which uses the house colour yellow
Yellow
Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...
and Philomena (P), which uses the house colour green
Green
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
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The current headteacher is Mrs Jane Gray, who took over from Mrs Margaret M.A Dixon in 2004 who served as headteacher from 1994-2003. Mrs Dixon was the first lay head teacher of the school. With the retirement of Sr John, the last Servite head teacher and the deputy Sr Sheila Sumner, meant the daily presence of the Trustees had gone. They do however, serve as Foundation Governors on the Governing Body.
As of September 2010, the school became split site. The reason being that as part of the Building Schools for Future (BSF), the school is to be completely remodeled and rebuilt. The lower school (years 7 and 8) still remain at the old site in Stamford Hill, as half of the school was knocked down in August 2010. The upper school (years 9, 10, 11 plus sixth form) have moved to Upper Clapton
Upper Clapton
Upper Clapton is a district in the London Borough of Hackney. It is bounded by the Hackney districts of Stamford Hill to the west, Lower Clapton and Lea Bridge to the south and the Haringey district of South Tottenham to the north...
, occupying the building that was for the lower school of The Skinners' Company's School for Girls
The Skinners' Company's School for Girls
The Skinners' Company's School for Girls was founded by the Worshipful Company of Skinners, a London Livery Company. It is a non denominational voluntary aided school and was opened in Hackney in 1890. It was then awarded specialist status in recognition of its excellent Business and Enterprise...
. The rebuilding of the school is said to be finished in Autumn 2012.
Departments of the school
There are 17 departments in the school all working towards developing the curriculum to meet the needs of the students.- Art
- Business studies
- Classical studies
- Citizenship
- Technology
- English
- Geography
- Government and politics
- History
- ICT
- Mathematics
- Modern languages
- Music
- Psychology
- Physical education
- Religious studies
- Science
Notable alumnae
- Freema AgyemanFreema AgyemanFreema Agyeman is a British actress who is best known for playing Martha Jones, former companion of the Tenth Doctor in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and itsspin-off series Torchwood...
, British actress, BBC series Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
as Martha Jones, attended the school circa 1990s - Barbara WindsorBarbara WindsorBarbara Ann Windsor, MBE , better known by her stage name Barbara Windsor, is an English actress. Her best known roles are in the Carry On films and as Peggy Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders....
- British actress, 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...
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, attended the school circa 1940s-1950s.