St Mary's Catholic School, Newcastle upon Tyne
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| name = St Mary's Catholic School
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| mottoes = Auxilium Christianorum (Help of the Christians)
Where Everyone Can Succeed
The North East's Most Cultural School
Shining together in faith, love and joy
| established = 1954
| type = Academy
| religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic
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| head = Emma Patterson
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| address = Benton Park Road
| city = Longbenton, Newcastle upon Tyne
| county = Tyne and Wear
| country = England
| postcode = NE7 7PE
| local_authority = Newcastle upon Tyne
| urn = 108534
| staff =
| enrolment = 1140
| gender = Coeducational
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 18
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| colours = Navy, Light Blue, white
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St Mary's Catholic School (formerly St Mary's Catholic Comprehensive School) is an English secondary school in Longbenton, Newcastle, England. In September 2013, following conversion to Academy, the 'Comprehensive' was officially removed from the school's name.
History
St Mary's started life as a technical school for boys in 1954, and was located on the north side of Rutherford Street,{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}} a short street between Bath Lane and Westgate Road in Newcastle until September 1966. It then moved to its current site in Benton Park Road in Longbenton where it continued to be a boys-only school until 1977. As a result of the re-organisation of Catholic Schools in 1977 St Mary's became a co-educational Catholic Comprehensive. The school was based on three sites, one in Longbenton, one in Walker and one in Killingworth. These three sites were brought together some years later to its current site in Longbenton and is now the only Catholic co-educational secondary school in Newcastle.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} The school is part of the family of Catholic schools in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
New buildings for the school were completed in September 2011, including an atrium, the chapel, the main hall and sports facilities. The original building was demolished and the site landscaped to provide a range of sports areas, a memorial garden, a wildlife area, and seating areas for students.
Achievements
In July 2007 the school was awarded Humanities College status by the government, and given an additional £500,000 to develop further expertise in English, religious education and the performing arts.{{cite web|url=http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/press.nsf/newsbyid/54E7AD3EA886F5B28025730D00477C32?opendocument |title=Newcastle Council Press Release |accessdate=2007-11-18 |publisher=newcastle.gov.uk}} The school has also been awarded the Arts Mark, and has the Healthy Schools Award. Its website has also won the purpleyouth.com Bronze award for best school website.{{cite web|url=http://www.stmonline.net/information/awards |title=School School Information - Awards Page |access-date=2006-12-31 |publisher=stmonline.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005051105/http://www.stmonline.net/information/awards |archive-date=October 5, 2015 }}
Emblem, logos and identities
The Fleur-de-lis contained within the arms of St Mary's is the symbol most commonly used by the school, and is used on letterheads and newsletters as the logo. The lily represents the Mother of God and the three castles represent the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The present arms of the school were designed by the long serving ex Art teacher John Croney and replaced an earlier version. The motto of St Mary's is "Auxilium Christianorum" a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the Litany of Loretto.
Notable alumni
- Brian Chambers, former professional footballer.
- Bill Green, former professional footballer.
- Mick McGiven, former professional footballer.
- Joy Eze, sprinter.
References
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External links
- [http://www.stmarysnewcastle.co.uk// St Mary's Catholic School Website]
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6212015.stm BBC News Article] - BBC News Article - St Mary's participation in Operation 60 GCSE.
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1954
Category:Secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
Category:Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle