Notre Dame High School, Southwark
Notre Dame High School is an all-girls' Roman Catholic comprehensive school (having been a grammar school until 1977) situated in Elephant and Castle, in south London in the UK. Girls attend the school from ages 11–16 (11-18 until the 1980s). The current headteacher is Anne Marie Niblock.
| Notre Dame RC Girls Secondary School | |
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| Address | |
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118 St George's Road Southwark , , SEl 6EX United Kingdom | |
| Coordinates | 51.4969°N 0.1062°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Voluntary aided comprehensive |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1855 |
| Founders | Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Department for Education URN | 100859 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Foundation Governor | Colin Garvey |
| Headteacher | Sister Anne Marie Niblock SND[1] |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 11 to 16[1] |
| Enrolment | 615[1] |
School history
Previous Headteachers include Sister Myra Poole, SND and Sister Rosemary O'Callaghan, SND. Sister Rosemary O' Callaghan is now acting as the school chaplain.
The school was founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1855 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in the London Borough of Southwark.
Linked schools
The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur base their spirituality on the teachings of their Mother Foundress, Saint Julie Billiart. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur founded other schools in the United Kingdom:
- Notre Dame High School, Glasgow
- Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College, Leeds
- Notre Dame Catholic College, Liverpool
- Several schools which became part of St Julie's Catholic High School, Liverpool
- Notre Dame High School, Norwich
- Notre Dame Catholic School, Plymouth
- Notre Dame High School, Sheffield
They also previously had another school in Battersea, London.
School performance
As of 2020, the school was last inspected by Ofsted in 2012, when it received a judgement of Outstanding.[2]
In 2019 the school was identified as the most undersubscribed school of those judged Outstanding; it had the lowest ratio of applications per place.[3]
References
- "Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- Wellham, Anne (2020). "Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School". Ofsted. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- Turner, Camilla (20 December 2019). "Secondary school places: Find an undersubscribed, outstanding school near you". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
