The Douay Martyrs School

The Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School
Address
Map
Edinburgh Drive

Ickenham
,
Greater London
,
UB10 8QY

England
Coordinates51°33′32″N 0°26′40″W / 51.559°N 0.44452°W / 51.559; -0.44452
Information
TypeAcademy
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1962
Department for Education URN137925 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherFiona McCloskey
Staff120 as of June 2019[1]
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1338 as of June 2019[2]
HousesSt Matthew, St Mark, St Luke, St John[3]
Websitewww.douaymartyrs.co.uk

The Douay Martyrs RC School is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Ickenham within the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. It serves around 1,300 pupils from a range of social backgrounds.[4]

History

The school opened in 1962 with 450 pupils, eventually rising to 862 by 1982.[5]

Douay Martyrs is split into two campuses separated by Long Lane. The Arrowsmith campus contains the original building, and is situated in Edinburgh Drive near Ickenham tube station. The Cardinal Hume campus, though older, did not become part of Douay until 1974, formerly being Swakeleys School for Girls, though this was not its first identity.[citation needed] This site is nearer to Hillingdon tube station on Long Lane.

In 2006 the school submitted a proposal to relocate from the current two sites, to one new building based on the closed RAF West Ruislip site. This bid was turned down by the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom).[6]

A notable former head teacher of the school was Marie Stubbs who held the headship at Douay Martyrs before reforming the, at the time, notorious St George's Catholic School in Westminster.[7]

Results

At the end of the 2019 academic year that school had a progress 8 score of 0.22, making it above average according to the Department for Education.[8] The school has considerably more pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate subjects than the Hillingdon and National averages.

The school was judged 'Good' by Ofsted in its most recent (2024) inspection report.[9]

Alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Douay Martyrs Catholic School Workforce". Gov.uk. Department for Education. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ "The Douay Martyrs Catholic School Pupil Population". Gov.uk. Department for Education. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. ^ "The Douay Martyrs House System". The Douay Martyrs School. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ^ "The Douay Martyrs School: About Us". The Douay Martyrs School. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. ^ Skinner, James (2005). Images of England: Ickenham. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-3411-X.
  6. ^ "A dream shot down". Hillingdontimes.co.uk. The Hillingdon Times. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  7. ^ Biodata for Lady Marie Stubbs
  8. ^ "The Douay Martyrs Catholic School Results". gov.uk. Department for Education. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  9. ^ "The Douay Martyrs Catholic School". Ofsted. Retrieved 23 August 2020.