Hagley RC High School

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name = Hagley Catholic High School


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motto = Semper Fidelis
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type = Public
religion = Roman Catholic
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head = Mr T Hammond
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specialist = Arts College
street = Brake Lane
city = Stourbridge
county = West Midlands
country = England
postcode = DY8 2XL
LEA = Dudley
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enrollment = 1000+
gender = Unisex
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
houses = 6
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website = http://www.hagleyrc.com
website_name = Hagley Catholic High School

Hagley Catholic High School is a voluntary aided, mixed 11-18 school in Hagley, Worcestershire. The school holds specialist Arts College status [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/(urn)/116994] . The school plays host to students studying for Key Stage 3, GCSE, AS and A-level examinations. The school also plays host to a sixth form allowing students to study for A/S and A levels. The school recently agreed to work in correspondence with Haybridge High School and sixth form, just across the road, to share subject teaching in the less commonly chosen subjects by students.

The school is well known for the unfortunate M40 minibus crash that occurred on November 18, 1993.

History

The Roman Catholic community in Worcestershire first began collecting funds to build a secondary school in 1942. Seventeen years later, in January 1959, the founders' hopes were realised, and Hagley Roman Catholic Secondary School was opened (the current name was adopted when the school became comprehensive in 1974). The original plan had been to build the new school in Stouport-on-Severn, but land was donated in Hagley. With some 300 pupils Hagley in the 1960s was a vibrant and busy place. Gilbert and Sullivan operas - 'The Mikado' , 'Patience' - were put on each year, and trips to Europe were organised.

In 1969, in the building which would later become Lab 5, a full scale replica of a Bristol Scout aeroplane was built by by five pupils and their history teacher. The aeroplane could only be removed when the window frames were removed. Though A Levels had been taught in the school since the 1960s - the first A-Level History lesson taking place on the steps outside the staffroom - they became an important part of the curriculum in the 1970s. A Sixth Form common room and adjacent teaching rooms were built in 1976, and pupils began regularly to go on to university. [http://www.hagleyrc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=30]

Uniform

The school uniform consists of a navy skirt for girls, or navy trousers for boys, white shirt with school tie, navy blazer, navy jumper and black shoes.

Notable Alumni

*Footballer Lee Sharpe attended the school before pursuing his football career - he has made multiple jokes on once being told "They told me my work (or lack of it), wouldn't get me anywhere, and now look where I am!" Lee Sharpe also revisited the school on several occasions, and in 2008 opened the newly constructed Peter Behan Sports Centre. [http://www.hagleyrc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=282&Itemid=5]

*Private Star Neil Pettifer attended the school before pursuing his life long dream of working in the private movie industry. Recent titles of his include Above and Beyond the Pants of Duty, Giving It The Full 9" and Full Rubber Jacket.

References

*cite news|title=Verdict on M40 Minibus Deaths; Verdict on deaths of pupils in M40 minibus crash|work=Daily Record|publisher=Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd.|date=1994-07-01

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/06/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/885_4800.stm League Table]
* [http://www.hagleyrc.com Official school website]