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| All Saints Catholic High School | |
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Granville Road , , S2 2RJ England 53°22′24″N 1°27′26″W / 53.37324°N 1.45712°W | |
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| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Fortis in Fide |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1976 |
| Specialist | Sports |
| 138337 Tables | |
| Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Sean Pender |
| Staff | ≈ 182 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1347 |
| Houses | Fortitude Belief Endeavour Perseverance Courage |
| Diocese | Hallam |
| Public Transit |  B P Granville Road |
| Website | http://www.allsaints.sheffield.sch.uk/ |
All Saints Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school with academy status in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
Admissions
[edit source]The All Saints Catholic High School serves boys and girls between the ages of eleven and eighteen.[citation needed]
History
[edit source]De la Salle College was a direct grant grammar school from 1946 until 1976. It was located on Scott Road, in the suburb of Pitsmoor. The area is now a housing estate, featuring names that remember the past use of the site such as College Close and De la Salle Drive. The college was used in the war by the Royal Air Force as a barrage balloon unit headquarters for defending Sheffield from aerial attack.[citation needed]
The school in its present form was founded in September 1976 with the merger of De la Salle College (a grammar school) and St. Paul's school (on the current site). In 1983, the De la Salle site was closed and, along with the closure of St. Peter's RC School, many pupils and staff moved to the All Saints site.
The school's headteachers have been J. P. Kelly (1976–c. 2001), Robert Sawyer (c. 2001–2013), Clare Scott (2013–2017), and Sean Pender (2017 – present).[1]
All Saints Catholic High School is currently situated on Granville Road (A6135), next to The Sheffield College in Sheffield.
February 2025 murder
[edit source]At 12:17 GMT on 3 February 2025, police were called to the school after 15-year-old student Harvey Willgoose was fatally stabbed with a hunting knife.[2][3] Emergency medical responders, including an air ambulance, attended at the school, which was in lockdown and had been cordoned off by police.[4] Willgoose died shortly before 16:00.[5]
On 28 April, 15-year-old Mohammed Umar Khan admitted killing Willgoose, but denied murder.[6] He was found guilty of murder on 8 August.[7] On 22 October, Mrs Justice Ellenbogen sentenced Khan to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years, while also lifting reporting restrictions that had prohibited his identification.[8]
Mass
[edit source]The school, which has a chapel and a chaplaincy team, holds Catholic Mass once a term.[clarification needed]
Facilities
[edit source]The school has been awarded a Sports College status and is home to one of the biggest sporting facilities in England.[citation needed] A new sports hall was built in the summer of 2007. There are also nine AstroTurf pitches available.
As of 2011, a new school has been expanded (co-located) on the grounds, accommodating the needs of Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) students. This new extension is called the "Seven Hills School".[9]
Academic performance
[edit source]It is one of six state schools in Sheffield that has a sixth form. Most schools that offer sixth form education are also former grammar schools.[citation needed] Sheffield College, which is located next door, also offers A levels.
Notable alumni
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Alumni of All Saints are entitled to refer to themselves as 'Old Toussainters', in line with the school's origins as De La Salle Grammar, founded by French monks.
- Matt Dickins, former Lincoln City and Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper
- Lisa Downing, academic
- Mark Gasser, concert pianist
- Jonathan Marray, tennis player; 2012 Wimbledon men's doubles winner[10]
- Catherine Pickford, Church of England archdeacon
De La Salle College
[edit source]- Martin Flannery, Labour MP for Sheffield Hillsborough from 1974 to 1992[11]
- Dennis Hackett, former editor of Queen, Nova and Today[12]
- Patrick McGoohan, writer, director, actor Danger Man, The Prisoner[13]
- Andrew Pinder CBE, chairman of Becta from 2006 to 2009
OFSTED report
[edit source]Academy
[edit source]An OFSTED Short Inspection Report was published in 2018, confirming the 2014 Full Inspection rating of Good, with aspects of the school's work needing improvement.[14]
Pre-academy
[edit source]A report at the beginning of 2011, before the school became an academy, showed an improvement in the school, which was rated "outstanding" by Ofsted.[14]
Construction 2010–11
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In 2010, the school began to undergo construction to build new facilities and an entirely new building. The work was due to finish in September 2011. When completed, the school would be able to accommodate an additional 100–200 pupils from Seven Hills.[clarification needed] The reason for this was that the school agreed to let Seven Hills' new school be built, meaning All Saints and Seven Hills would both have new equipment.
References
[edit source]- ↑ "Staff – All Saints Catholic High School". 4 September 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ "Teenager arrested after boy, 15, stabbed to death at school in Sheffield". BBC News. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ↑ "Family of boy, 15, killed in Sheffield school stabbing visit scene". The Independent. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ↑ Armstrong, Jeremy; Buckler, Liam (4 February 2025). "School pupils' chilling five words as teen dies in knife attack at school". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ↑ Brown, Mark (5 February 2025). "Boy, 15, charged with murder after stabbing at Sheffield school". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "Boy, 15, admits killing teenager Harvey Willgoose who was stabbed to death at school - but denies murder". Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ↑ Aslett, Chloe; Spereall, David (8 August 2025). "Boy, 15, found guilty of murdering fellow pupil". BBC News. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ Aslett, Chloe; Bryson, Julia (22 October 2025). "Mohammed Umar Khan detained for life for Harvey Willgoose murder". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ↑ "Seven Hills School | A Design for Education website". Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ↑ "Jonny serves up end-of-term treat". The Star. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ↑ "Obituary". The Guardian. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ↑ Haggerty, Bill (4 September 2016). "Dennis Hackett obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ↑ "Why The Prisoner can't escape from us". The Star. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- 1 2 "All Saints' Catholic High School: Rating and reports". Ofsted. 24 April 2018. Page links to detailed reports on the Academy, updated as they occur, and to pre-Academy reports.
