St Gabriel's Roman Catholic High School, Bury
UK coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school in Bury, Greater Manchester
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic High School is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school located in Bury, Greater Manchester , England.[ 4] Founded in 1954, it became an academy sponsored by the St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust in 2020.
History
The main school building was opened in 1954.[ 5] [ 6] From 1954 to 2020, it was a voluntary aided school administered by Bury Metropolitan Borough Council , and later gained status as a specialist Science College . The school celebrated its Diamond anniversary in 2014, which was marked by a visit by the Bishop of Salford .[ 7] [ 8] The school's publication, Pronuntio (lit. I pronounce in Latin), had been published for many years but the final issue was produced in December 2019.[ 3] In November 2020, the school became an academy school sponsored by the St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust.[ 9]
The school's Form classes are named after Roman Catholic saints and martyrs from Lancashire and North West England and consist of Arrowsmith , Lyne , Southworth , Ward , Barlow , Clitheroe , Plessington and Rigby . Two of the form classes (Ward and Rigby ) were added during the 1990s and two more (Mayne and Jones ) added in the 2000s. The latter two form classes ceased to be used for Year Seven students beginning in 2019, and were dissolved school-wide in 2020, with those previously in the forms being moved to other classes.[ 4]
School Facilities
The School buildings include the Main Building, the School Library and Centre, the St Teresa of Calcutta Chapel, the 'Drama and Performance Arts Complex and other buildings and facilities including a Sports Hall and Gymnasium and the School's playing fields.[ 4]
References
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Secondary schools Independent schools FE & sixth form colleges
Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford
Churches
Salford Cathedral - Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist
St Anne's Church, Blackburn
Pleasington Priory
St Patrick's Church, Bolton
Church of St Mary of the Assumption, Burnley
St Marie's Church, Bury
St Michael and St John Church, Clitheroe
St Mary's Church, Manchester (Hidden Gem)
Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester
Manchester Oratory
Gorton Monastery
St Wilfrid's Church, Hulme
Corpus Christi Priory
Christ Church, Nelson
Our Lady and St Joseph Church, Heywood
Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Patrick Church, Oldham
St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale
St Peter's Church, Stonyhurst
St Ann's, Stretford
All Saints' Church, Urmston
Schools
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Accrington
St Damian's Roman Catholic Science College, Ashton-under-Lyne
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School, Bamber Bridge
Our Lady and St John Catholic College, Blackburn
St Mary's College, Blackburn
Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, Burnley
Holy Cross College, Bury
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic High School, Bury
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School, Colne
St Thomas More Roman Catholic College, Denton
The Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Didsbury
St Patrick's Roman Catholic High School, Eccles
Mount St Joseph School, Farnworth
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College, Heywood
St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School, Horwich
St Cecilia's Roman Catholic High School, Longridge
Loreto College, Manchester
Our Lady's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester
St Bede's College, Manchester
St Matthew's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester
St Peter's Roman Catholic High School, Manchester
Xaverian College, Manchester
Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, Oldham
St Monica's High School, Prestwich
All Saints' Catholic High School, Rawtenstall
All Hallows Roman Catholic High School, Salford
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy, Stockport
Stella Maris School, Stockport
Stonyhurst College
Stonyhurst Saint Mary's Hall
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, Urmston
St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Wardley