St Joseph's RC High School and Sports College, Horwich

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name = St Joseph's RC High School and Sports College


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established = 1962
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type = voluntary aided comprehensive
religion = Roman Catholic
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head = Mr L F Conley
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r_head = Mr M Graham
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specialist = Specialist Sports College
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street = Chorley New Road
city = Horwich
county = Greater Manchester
postcode = BL6 6HW
country = England
LEA = Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
ofsted = 105262
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enrollment = 869
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 16
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website = http://www.st-josephs.bolton.sch.uk
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St Joseph's RC High School and Sports College is a Voluntary Aided comprehensive schoolcite web | url=http://www.des.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_06.pl?Mode=Z&No=3504609&Type=LA&Num=350&Phase=k&Year=06&Base=d | title=Secondary School (KS3) Achievement and Attainment Tables 2006: St Joseph's RC High School and Sports College | date=2007 | accessdate=2008-03-21 | publisher=Department for Children, Schools and Families ] situated on "Chorley New Road" in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

The school comes in the top four of schools at GCSE in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. Three of these are faith schools, and there is little to separate them.

Admissions

As of 2006, the school had 856 pupils within the age range of 11-16. The school is in the trusteeship of the Diocese of Salford, established in 1962 and conducted in accordance with the rites, practices and observances of the Roman Catholic Faith. The school is a specialist Sports College.

Alumni

The television presenter Vernon Kay is a former pupil of the school. [cite web | url=http://archive.theboltonnews.co.uk/2003/1/6/574710.html | title=Vernon's romantic proposal to Tess | date=2003-01-06 | accessdate=2008-03-21 | work=Bolton Evening News | publisher=Newsquest Media Group ]

References

External links

* [http://www.edubase.gov.uk/EstablishmentView.aspx?EstablishmentID=5256 EduBase]