St Anne's Catholic School, Southampton
50°54′53″N 1°24′20″W / 50.91472°N 1.40556°W
| St Anne's Catholic School and Sixth Form | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Address | |
 | |
Carlton Road , , SO15 2WZ | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Semper Fidelis (Always faithful) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1904[1] |
| Department for Education URN | 138476 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Julian Waterfield[2] |
| Gender | Girls; coeducational sixth form |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1080 |
| Houses | 7 |
| Colour(s) | Blue and yellow |
| Diocese | Portsmouth |
| Website | http://www.st-annes.uk.com/ |
St Anne's Catholic School (known as St Anne's Convent School until 2006[3]) is an 11-18 secondary school in Southampton, England, for girls. The school's sixth form is coeducational. The school is situated close to the city centre, and attracts pupils from all round the city and beyond. The school converted to academy status in August 2012. In January 2016, there were 1080 students enrolled, with 48 students at the end of Year 13.[4]
History
[edit]St Anne's Convent School was established in 1904 by the La Sainte Union Sisters and is still under their trusteeship.
Girls from this school joined Talbot Heath School in Bournemouth during WW2 as they were moved to safety. That school was open throughout the war.[5]
St Anne's was the first direct grant grammar school to convert to a comprehensive intake.[6] After over a century of single-sex education, boys were admitted into the sixth form for the first time beginning in the 2006-07 school year. The word "convent" was dropped from the school's official title to reflect this change.[3][7]
In 2024 it was noted for one of its former head teachers being arrested in a child abuse related scandal.[8]
Premises
[edit]The school occupies a site on the corner of Carlton Road and Carlton Crescent back to Rockstone Place. Nos. 11 and 12 Carlton Crescent are Grade II listed buildings. The westwards extension of No. 12 was built in 1961, for which the architects, Richard Sheppard, Robson & Partners, received a Civic Trust design award;[9] this was described as "a model of neighbourly treatment in terms of scale character and materials, and an outstanding example of a modern building meeting present-day requirements yet harmonising beautifully with an earlier style".[10]
Academics
[edit]The school annually achieves significantly better than the national average.[11] The progress students make from starting at age 11 places it in the top 10% of schools nationally.[12] The school's 5A*-C indicator has been in the 70-80% range for the past four years. It achieved an English Baccalaureate result of 47% in 2015.[13] It regularly ranks at the top of the A Levels results table for non-independent schools in Hampshire.[3]
Ofsted inspection reports
[edit]The last full inspection of the school by Ofsted was in 2016. The inspection team rated the overall effectiveness of the school as Outstanding in all areas, including the sixth form.[14][15] A short inspection in 2022 repeated the judgement of Outstanding.[16]
Notable former pupils
[edit]- Margaret Collins, nurse and senior Royal Navy officer
- Satvir Kaur, Member of Parliament for Southampton Test and former leader of Southampton City Council
References
[edit]- ^ "St. Anne's Catholic School Website".
- ^ "St Anne's Catholic School". Get Information about Schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Oh boy, the times are changing at St Anne's". Hampshire Chronicle. 4 March 2005.
- ^ "DfE School and College Performance Tables 2015". Department for Education. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Pictures: The school that shocked Victorian Bournemouth: Talbot Heath turns 130". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Donnison, David, ed. (1970), Report on Independent Day Schools and Direct Grant Grammar Schools, Public Schools Commission, Second Report, vol. 1, London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, p. 55, ISBN 978-0-11-270170-5.
- ^ "St Anne's to take boys for the first time in 100 years". Hampshire Chronicle. 4 September 2006.
- ^ Lancaster, Curtis. "Ex-head teacher charged with child sexual abuse". Southampton Local History Forum Journal. BBC News. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ Leonard, A. G. K. "Carlton Crescent: Southampton's most spectacular Regency development" (PDF). Southampton Local History Forum Journal. Southampton City Council. pp. 43–44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ Coles, R. J. (1981). Southampton's Historic Buildings. City of Southampton Society. p. 19.
- ^ "School Performance Tables". Department for Education. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Value Added (Best 8) Score for St. Anne's Catholic School". School and College Performance Tables. DfE. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "School and College Performance Tables". Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "St Anne's Catholic School Ofsted Report". Ofsted. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "St Anne's Catholic School only state secondary to be ranked as "outstanding" in Southampton". Daily Echo. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Pailthorpe, Keith (November 2022). "Inspection of an outstanding school: St Anne's Catholic School". Ofsted. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
