ST. NICHOLAS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

'St. Nicholas Catholic High School' is in Hartford, near Northwich, in Cheshire, England. It also has a sixth form college. Both the main school and college perform very well in Ofsted reports: the sixth form in was described as "outstanding" in the last report.
The current head teacher is Gerald Boyle.

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History

External links

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History

St Nicholas Catholic High School opened as a secondary modern on the 6th September 1965, History of St Nicholas with Michael O'Connor as its first head teacher, and Fr. R Verlarde as the first Chairman of Governors. It was the first Catholic secondary school in mid-Cheshire. The initial building programme cost £160,000, 70% of which came from the local Catholic communities, with the remainder being provided by the LEA.
In 1972, the school became a comprehensive, and changed its name to St Nicholas High School. At the same time, a new science and languages block was built to the side of the original building. In 1979, a new sixth form block was opened by Mark Carlisle, the Secretary of State for education. Remodelled science laboratories followed in 1989, and a music suite and additional science laboratories in 1992.
In 1995, O'Connor retired after 30 years as headmaster, and was replaced by Gerald Boyle. In 2003, the school was awarded Business and Enterprise status.

External links

★ Official site

★ Ofsted report

★ A nostalgic look back at the school made by two former pupils, Mike Coxon & Conor McClenaghan

★ School Portal

References