Saint Francis Xavier College, Clapham

{{Short description|Catholic school in South London, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| name = Saint Francis Xavier Sixth Form College

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| established = 1985

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| type = Voluntary aided Sixth Form College

| religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic

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| r_head_label = Principal

| r_head = Graham Thompson

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| address = 10 Malwood Road

| city = London

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| country = United Kingdom

| postcode = SW12 8EN

| local_authority = Wandsworth

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| urn = 130422

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| lower_age = 16

| upper_age = 19

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Saint Francis Xavier College is a Roman Catholic sixth form college in South West London, England. It is located on the borders of Wandsworth and Lambeth close to Clapham South tube station. It offers courses for 16- to 19-year-olds, as well as Adult Education classes. As of 2018 there are about 1,300 enrolled students, the vast majority studying at Level 3.{{Cite report|url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2758723|title=Further education and skills inspection report|publisher=Ofsted|date=January 26, 2018}}

History

The college was established in 1985.{{Cite report|url=https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/3345/1/st_francis_xavier_cyc1.pdf|publisher=The Further Education Funding Council|date=July 1997|title=St. Francis Xavier Sixth Form College}} It is named after Saint Francis Xavier. Graham Thompson is the current principal.

The college introduced the International Baccalaureate (IB) in September 2010. The IB Diploma is a qualification which was until recently, almost exclusively offered by independent schools in the UK.

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