Loreto College, St Albans
Established | 1922 |
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Type | Academy |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Headteacher | Maire Lynch |
Chair | David Keeley |
Founders | Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Location | Hatfield Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3RQ England Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
DfE number | 919/4620 |
DfE URN | 138106 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
Students | 1000~ |
Gender | Girls (coeducational Sixth Form) |
Ages | 11–18 |
Houses | Truth (red), Joy (yellow), Justice (green), Freedom (blue) and Sincerity (purple) |
Colours | Navy, maroon and gold |
Website | Loreto College St Albans |
Loreto College is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form for girls located near the centre of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It achieved Specialist Status in the Humanities in 2005[1] and became an academy in August 2012.
The college has around 1000 pupils on its roll, including 190 in the sixth form, with many pupils coming from a wide geographical area. It expanded to 5 forms of entry (from 4 in previous years) in September 2007.
In 2006, 2009 and 2013, the college was rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted, achieving grade one in all categories.[2][3]
History
Founded by the Loreto Sisters, the college had just seven pupils when it first opened in 1922. The Sisters had bought a building called "The Elms" to use as a convent before opening the school. During the Second World War, the gymnasium become an air-raid shelter and makeshift dormitories by night. American soldiers billeted in St Albans used the school's hockey pitch to train.[4] It turned comprehensive in 1978.[5]
References
- ↑ Loreto School Specialist Status Page
- ↑ Loreto Ofsted Report
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- ↑ History of Loreto College
External links
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- Use British English from May 2015
- Educational institutions established in 1922
- Secondary schools in Hertfordshire
- Girls' schools in Hertfordshire
- Roman Catholic secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Westminster
- 1922 establishments in England
- Schools in St Albans
- Sisters of Loreto schools
- Academies in Hertfordshire