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Gretna Road , NE15 7PX 54°58′44″N 1°40′31″W / 54.97892°N 1.67536°W | |
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| Type | academy |
| Motto | Quies In Caelo |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1881 |
| Founder | Bishop James Chadwick |
Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 137900 Tables | |
| Ofsted | Reports |
Principal | Daniel P. Murray[1] |
| Staff | c.75 |
| Gender | Boys[2] |
| Age | 11 to 18[2] |
| Enrolment | 1207[2] |
| Colours | Maroon, Gold and Pale Blue |
| Diocese | Hexham and Newcastle |
| Website | http://www.st-cuthbertshigh.newcastle.sch.uk |
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School (formerly St Cuthbert's Catholic Grammar School) is a boys-only Roman Catholic secondary school with academy status located on Gretna Road in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Admissions
[edit]St Cuthbert's is a seven-form entry school. The school admits students of all faiths, but Roman Catholic children take priority.[3]
History
[edit]St Cuthbert's Grammar School was opened at 62–64 Westmorland Road, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, on 16 August 1881, largely due to the efforts of Bishop James Chadwick and his successor Bishop John Bewick building upon the foundations of the Catholic Collegiate School established in 1870 in Eldon Square.[4] Shortly afterward the School moved to larger premises in Bath Lane in the centre of the city. The aim for the school was to act as a feeder for Ushaw College and to equip Catholic boys of the city with a standard of education previously only available to their non-Catholic counterparts.[4]
In 1922 the School transferred to the present site on Gretna Road. Part of the school (1922 Block – now demolished) was built directly over the Vallum (rear ditch) of Hadrian's Wall. During WWII, boys were evacuated to Cockermouth in what is now Cumbria. In 2011 the School again became single site on the completion of the Building Schools for the Future work, the former Lower School buildings on Fox & Hounds Lane having been demolished.
It was a direct grant grammar school until September 1977,[5] then began to take a comprehensive intake.
The school converted to academy status in March 2012.[2][6]
Principals
[edit]Since 1881 there have been seven clergymen as head:
- Canon Wickwar
- Fr. Magill
- Monsignor Horace Kinder Mann
- Monsignor Jeffrey
- Monsignor Canon Cunningham
- Canon M. Cassidy,
- Fr. M. Walsh
and three lay headteachers:
- Mr E. Lovell
- Mr J. G Murphy
- Mrs C. Davison[7]
The incumbent is Daniel P. Murray.[8]
Academic statistics
[edit]St Cuthbert's was 662nd in the Financial Times Top 1000 Schools 2008 – 17th of 34 schools in the North East to make the list.[9][needs update]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Dominic Bruce, Second World War escapee, the 'medium-sized man' of Colditz Castle[10]
- Declan Donnelly, television presenter[11]
- Nigel Essenhigh, First Sea Lord from 2001 to 2002 of the Royal Navy
- Terry Farrell, architect[12]
- James Garbutt, actor (When the Boat Comes In)[13]
- Paul Kennedy, historian and writer[14]
- Hugh Lindsay, bishop of Hexham and Newcastle[15]
- Michael Ndiweni, footballer[16]
- Gordon Sumner (Sting), bass player and singer in The Police and solo artist[17]
- Neil Tennant, singer in the band Pet Shop Boys[11]
- Tom Tuohy, put out the Windscale fire in 1957[18]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Headmaster's Welcome". St Cuthbert's Catholic High School. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "St Cuthbert's High School". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ↑ Galloway, Cecilia (12 September 2017). "St Cuthbert's Catholic High Schoo: The schools adjudicator's admission objection decision about St Cuthbert's Catholic High School" (PDF). Gov.UK. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- 1 2 Hart, C. (1941). The Early Story of St. Cuthbert's Grammar School Newcastle-On-Tyne (1st ed.). London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne.
- ↑ "ST. CUTHBERT'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE (ADMISSIONS)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 30 July 1958.
- ↑ "St Cuthbert's High School". Get information about schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ↑ "Tyneside school finds cricket bat signed by legends such as Don Bradman". The Chronicle. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ↑ "St Cuthbert's High School - GOV.UK".
- ↑ https://www.ft.com/content/d5ed9bd0-eb42-11dc-9493-0000779fd2ac
- ↑ Hunt, Philip A. (1988). Biographical Register 1880-1974 Corpus Christi College (University of Oxford). Oxford, England: The College. ISBN 9780951284407.
- 1 2 Butt, Riazat (5 May 2006). "School of scandal". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ↑ Slessor, Catherine (29 September 2025). "Remembering Terry Farrell: 'Britain's most charismatic exponent of Postmodernism'". The Architects' Journal. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ↑ "How the boat came in for Mr. Garbutt". Evening Chronicle. 18 March 1976. p. 10. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ Crace, John (5 February 2008). "Interview: Paul Kennedy". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "Tributes paid to former Bishop of Newcastle". Chronicle Live. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ Mhara, Henry (18 June 2023). "Ndiweni earns contract extension at Newcastle United". The Standard. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "I held the record for being caned". The Telegraph. 28 October 2003. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ↑ Lowry, David (6 May 2008). "Obituary: Tom Tuohy". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- The Story of St. Cuthbert's Grammar School, Rev C. Hart (1940)
