Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College
| Established | 1904 |
|---|---|
| Type | Sixth form college |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Principal | Terry Coen |
| Founder | Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur |
| Location |
St. Mark's Avenue Leeds West Yorkshire LS2 9BL England Coordinates: 53°48′39″N 1°33′10″W / 53.81075°N 1.55289°W |
| Local authority | Leeds City Council |
| DfE number | 383/8600 |
| DfE URN | 130548 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | approx. 2,000 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 16–19 |
| Former name | Notre Dame Grammar School |
| Diocese | Leeds |
| Website |
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Notre Dame is a Sixth Form College in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The college is situated just east of Woodhouse Lane (A660 road) and the engineering departments of the University of Leeds in Woodhouse, Leeds. It is near St Mark's (C of E) church,[1] and the Leeds Universities Catholic Church and Centre.[2]
History
In 1898 the Sisters of Notre Dame came to Leeds and to the two-classroomed parish school of St Anne’s situated behind it. In 1904 the main part of what is now the Sixth Form College was built and opened as Notre Dame Collegiate School for Girls from the age of eleven to fourteen.
Notre Dame was one of three catholic direct grant grammar schools in Leeds, and the second that was all-female from 1946.[3] It later was known as Notre Dame Grammar School. The school was handed over to the diocese in the 1970s when the Sisters of Notre Dame changed their focus to education in developing countries.
The school became the Notre Dame High School in 1978, a catholic comprehensive school for ages 13–19 with around 650 girls.[4] All the other Catholic direct grant schools in Leeds also changed in this year.
The sixth form college was formed in September 1989 as the sixth form centre for Catholic education in Leeds. It was decided to join boys and girls sixth-forms together in one college (from Mount St Mary's and St Michael's). For nearly ninety years before this, a girls’ school was present on the same site. This was one of a network of girls’ secondary schools in England and Scotland which belonged to the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
Admissions
Notre Dame currently has student body of approx 2,000 pupils between the 2 years (of A levels); giving it a ten times larger student body than the average Leeds Sixth form. It is a Roman Catholic faith institution, and the only one of that denomination in the city for ages 16–18.
Notable alumni
- Gabby Logan
- Akierra Missick, Turks and Caicos Islands politician and lawyer[5]
Notre Dame Grammar School:
- Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences since 2005 at the Open University, who gave the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in 2003
- Mary Reilly, Chairman from 2004-8 of the London Development Agency
See also
References
- ↑ St Mark's Church, Geograph.org.uk
- ↑ Centre, Geograph.org.uk
- ↑ Grammar Schools (Direct Grant Status), Millbanksystems.com
- ↑ "Direct Grant Schools", Millbanksystems.com
- ↑ "Election 2012: Akierra Missick". Radio Turks and Caicos 107 FM. 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
