St Joseph's College, Upper Norwood

For other schools of the same name, see Saint Joseph's College (disambiguation).

St. Joseph's College
Motto	Fides Intrepedia (Faith without Fear)
Established	1855
Type	Academy
Religion	Roman Catholic
Headmaster	Mr. David Garrido
Founder	St. John Baptiste De Lasalle
Location	Beulah Hill London SE19 3HL England Coordinates: 51°25′14″N 0°06′25″W / 51.4206°N 0.107°W / 51.4206; -0.107
DfE number	306/5402
DfE URN	138221 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Students	1080
Gender	Boys
Ages	11–18
Former pupils	Old Josephians
Website	www.stjosephscollege.org.uk

St Joseph's College is a boys' secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Upper Norwood area of the London Borough of Croydon, England. The school is a single sex educational establishment for boys up to the age of 16 and in cooperation with Norbury Manor High School for Girls, operates a co-educational sixth-form for boys and girls aged 16 to 18.

History

The school trustees are the De La Salle Brothers. The College was founded in 1855 and was located on High Street in Clapham between 1855 and 1888. The school has been on its present site in Beulah Hill since 1904. The De La Salle brothers were all poor from the help of John Baptist De La Salle they built a similar school for boys because there was already a similar school for girls and they named it after St Joseph.

Construction

The current Hall and Science Block was constructed in 1964, followed by a Design and Technology department in 1975, which has since been refurbished. The school features a newly built History block which includes four Classrooms and an office.It has been a voluntary aided school as of 1973. In 2003, it became a Mathematics and Computing specialist school.

Other

In 2011, Headmaster Connolly retired, and was succeeded by Mark Franchetti who was replaced in 2015 by David Garrido, the current Headmaster. In the same year, a local internet company, Limetree, decided to sponsor the senior school football team at the school.

Facilities

7 ICT Suites including the Cisco Academy Suite.
Newly refurbished Learning Resource Centre has replaced the degraded library.
A swimming pool and a well conditioned sports hall.
New Apple Mac Music Studio.
Major refurbishment of many classrooms for the 2010/11 school year.

GCSE results

GCSE results are above the local average, and the national average (LEA average score 54.2%, national average 56.3%) .

GCSE and equivalent over time (all subjects):

% of 15-year-old pupils achieving 5 or more grades A*-C - 2002 58.0%
% of 15-year-old pupils achieving 5 or more grades A*-C - 2003 63.0%
% of 15-year-old pupils achieving 5 or more grades A*-C - 2004 56.0%
% of 15-year-old pupils achieving 5 or more grades A*-C - 2005 65.0%

Famous former pupils

Roddy McDowall (1928—1998), British and American radio, stage, film, and television actor, director and photographer

Dickie Henderson (1922—1985), British comedian, dancer and entertainer

External links

Schools and colleges in Croydon

Primary	Oasis Academy Shirley Park West Thornton Primary Academy Whitehorse Manor Junior School Winterbourne Junior Boys' School

Secondary	Addington High School Archbishop Lanfranc Academy Archbishop Tenison's School BRIT School Coloma Convent Girls' School Edenham High School Harris Academy Purley Harris City Academy Crystal Palace Harris Academy South Norwood Harris Academy Upper Norwood The John Fisher School Norbury Manor Business & Enterprise College Oasis Academy Coulsdon Oasis Academy Shirley Park The Quest Academy Riddlesdown Collegiate St Andrews CE High School St Joseph's College St Mary's RC High School Shirley High School Thomas More RC School Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School Woodcote High School

Special	Rutherford School St Giles School

Independent	Al Khair School Croydon High School Cumnor House School Elmhurst School for Boys Laleham Lea School Old Palace School Royal Russell School St David's School Trinity School of John Whitgift Whitgift School

Further education	Croydon College Coulsdon Sixth Form College John Ruskin College

Defunct	Commonweal Lodge Croham Hurst School Purley High School for Boys Selhurst High School

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