Chester Catholic High School

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Academy in Chester, Cheshire, England

The Catholic High School, Chester

Address

Old Wrexham Road
Handbridge

Chester

Cheshire

CH4 7HS

England

Coordinates| 53°10′44″N 2°53′31″W﻿ / ﻿53.179°N 2.892°W﻿ / 53.179; -2.892
Information
Type| Academy
Motto| Christo Fidelis
(Faithful to Christ)
Religious affiliation(s)| Roman Catholic
Established| September 1972
Department for Education URN| 139343 Tables
Ofsted| Reports
Headteacher| C McKeagney
Gender| Coeducational
Age| 10 to 18
Colour(s)|    Green & gold
Website| http://www.christofidelis.org.uk

Chester Catholic High School or CHSC but officially called The Catholic High School, Chester is a co-educational Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located on the outskirts of Handbridge, Chester, England.

The catchment area of the school expands into Lache and Blacon, with some buses transporting pupils from as far afield as Neston and Frodsham as well as a lot of pupils from Broughton, Flintshire and beyond. The school has over 1,000 pupils. The general uniform is a white shirt, bottle-green tie, a black blazer and black trousers or a tartan skirt. The current head teacher is Mrs C McKeagney; previous head teachers have included John McCann (acting, 2003–04), Victoria Ratchford (1994–2003), Christine McCann (no relation to John) and Michael Balfe.

The school transferred to the present site in September 1972; previously the school site was occupied by the Overleigh Boys School. In 2006 Ofsted called its Sixth Form "Outstanding".[1][needs update] Building work was completed in Autumn 2008 and comprised a new building accommodating the Sixth Form and the Performing Arts, along with two new Science laboratories and new office and staffrooms.[citation needed]

The school has an Emmaus Building which was built especially for the sixth form is also used for whole school music and drama. It is solar power electricity generated, the water comes from rain water and the drama rooms have underfloor heating. It was officially opened on 12 February 2008 by Russell Cooke, Dean of Chester, standing in for Brian Noble, Roman Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury.[citation needed]

In 2017, a new all-weather hockey pitch was opened by the Olympian Sam Quek.[2]

The school was awarded specialist Science College status in 2003, in addition to being a classified Beacon school. In March 2013, the school converted to academy status.[3]

Following consultation, the Governing Body of the Catholic High School decided upon a new school uniform in March 2014 coming into effect in September 2014.[4]

## History

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The Catholic High School, Chester was established in the early 1970s based on its two predecessor schools, The Ursuline Convent, based near the Roman amphitheatre in the middle of the city, and St Bede's Catholic School in Handbridge.

When the school was opened it took over the buildings of the old Overleigh Boys School, while Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School was opened on the old St Bede's site. An external frieze of St Bede can be seen to this day at the front of the primary school. The Catholic High School opened with Michael Balfe as its first headteacher, and he was succeeded by Christine McCann and then Vicky Ratchford followed by John Murray. The current headteacher is Mrs C McKeagney, who was appointed in 2019.

The school was founded by and is part of the Catholic Church, and the relationship with the Diocese of Shrewsbury and our partner parishes is crucial to the school's identity.

## Alumni

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* Caitlin Flood
* Julian Knight, Conservative MP for Solihull.[5]
* Rebecca Long-Bailey, Labour MP for Salford (UK Parliament constituency), former Shadow Business Secretary and Shadow Education Secretary.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Lovgreen, Jon (9 October 2006). "Inspection Report". Inspection Reports - Chester Catholic High School. Ofsted. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
2. ^ Norbury, David (21 June 2017). "Chester's school's new hockey pitch opened by Olympian Sam Quek". CheshireLive. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
3. ^ Henwood, Jo (7 February 2013). "The Catholic High School, Chester to become an academy". Chesterchronicle.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
4. ^ website, The Catholic High School. "The Catholic High School - Home". Christofidelis.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
5. ^ Knight, Julian (2013). "About the Author". Cricket For Dummies. ISBN 9781118480342.
6. ^ Silvera, Ian (13 March 2017). "Who is Rebecca Long-Bailey? From 'high-flying solicitor' to Labour's shadow business secretary". International Business Times. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

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Schools in Cheshire

Primary|

* Bunbury Aldersey School
* Eccleston CE Primary School
* Goostrey Primary School
* The Grange Academy

Secondary|

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East|

* All Hallows RC College
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* Brine Leas School
* Congleton High School
* Crewe Engineering and Design UTC
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* The Fallibroome Academy
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* Sandbach High School
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* Shavington Academy
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* Tytherington School
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Cheshire
West &
Chester|

* Bishop Heber High School
* The Bishops' Blue Coat CE High School
* Blacon High School
* Chester RC High School
* Christleton High School
* County High School
* Ellesmere Port Church of England College
* Ellesmere Port RC High School
* Hartford Church of England High School
* Helsby High School
* Neston High School
* Queen's Park High School
* Rudheath Senior Academy
* St Nicholas Catholic High School
* Tarporley High School
* Upton-by-Chester High School
* Weaverham High School
* The Whitby High School
* The Winsford Academy

Halton|

* Blessed Carlo Acutis RC & CE Academy
* The Grange Academy
* The Heath School
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* Ormiston Chadwick Academy
* Ss Peter & Paul RC High School
* Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
* Wade Deacon High School

Warrington|

* Beamont Collegiate Academy
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* Bridgewater High School
* Cardinal Newman RC High School
* Culcheth High School
* Great Sankey High School
* King's Leadership Academy Warrington
* Lymm High School
* Padgate Academy
* Penketh High School
* St Gregory's RC High School
* Sir Thomas Boteler CE High School
* UTC Warrington

Independent|

* Abbey Gate College
* Alderley Edge School for Girls
* Beech Hall School
* Cransley School
* The Grange School
* The King's School, Chester
* The King's School, Macclesfield
* The Queen's School, Chester
* The Ryleys School
* Terra Nova School

Special|

* David Lewis School
* Dorin Park School

Further
education
& sixth form
colleges|

* Macclesfield College
* Mid Cheshire College
* Reaseheath College
* Priestley College
* Riverside College, Halton
* Sir John Deane's College
* South Cheshire College
* Warrington Collegiate
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Former|

* Bluecoat School, Chester
* Brook Farm School
* Buglawton Hall School
* Fairfield High School
* Frodsham School
* Henbury High School
* Mostyn House School
* Nantwich Grammar School
* Warrington Academy

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Diocese of Shrewsbury

Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury

Bishops of Shrewsbury

* I: James Brown
* II: Edmund Knight
* III: John Carroll
* IV: Samuel Allen
* V: Hugh Singleton
* VI: Ambrose Moriarty
* VII: John Murphy
* VIII: William Grasar
* IX: Joseph Gray
* X: Brian Noble
* XI: Mark Davies

Churches

* Shrewsbury Cathedral – Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and Saint Peter of Alcantara

* Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Birkenhead
* St Werburgh, Birkenhead
* St Columba, Chester
* St Francis, Chester
* St Werburgh, Chester
* St Mary, Congleton
* St Mary, Crewe
* St Mary of the Angels, Hooton
* St Paul, Hyde
* St Alban, Macclesfield
* St Mary, Madeley
* St Cuthbert by the Forest, Mouldsworth
* St Peter and St Paul, New Brighton
* St Peter and St Paul, Newport
* St Anne, Rock Ferry
* St Winefride, Sandbach
* Our Lady and the Apostles, Stockport
* St Joseph, Stockport
* English Martyrs, Wallasey
* Our Lady Star of the Sea, Wallasey
* St Alban, Wallasey

Patronal Feasts of the Diocese

* Our Lady, Help of Christians (24 May)
* Saint Winefride (3 November)

Schools

* All Hallows Catholic College, Macclesfield
* All Saints Catholic College, Dukinfield
* Aquinas College, Stockport
* Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
* Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
* Cardinal Newman Catholic High School, Warrington
* Chester Catholic High School
* Ellesmere Port Catholic High School
* Harrytown Catholic High School
* Holy Trinity Academy, Telford
* Loreto Grammar School
* Moor Park School
* St Ambrose College
* St Anselm's College
* St Gregory's Catholic High School
* St James' Catholic High School, Stockport
* St John Plessington Catholic College
* St Nicholas Catholic High School
* St Paul's Catholic High School
* St Thomas More Catholic School, Crewe

See also

* Diocese of Shrewsbury Lourdes Hospitalité
* Diocese of Shrewsbury Lourdes Pilgrimage
* Curzon Park Abbey

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* Cheshire portal

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