All Saints Catholic High School is a Knowsley based
Roman Catholic
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secondary school
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educating pupils aged 11–18 years of age in the
Kirkby
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area of
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, England. The school also operates a
sixth form
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History
All Saints CCfL opened on 11 January 2010, following the closure of the Bewley Drive site in December 2009. The Bewley Drive site closed because of Knowsley's Building schools for the future scheme. All Saints followed the other 10 Knowsley schools in creating 7 new "centres for learning".
Former schools
St Gregory's School on Bewley Drive in Southdene, Kirkby merged with St Kevin's School Northwood to form All Saints Catholic High School. St Gregory's School was the first girls' catholic comprehensive school in England, in Southdene. St Kevin's RC School had over 2000 boys, and was the largest comprehensive school in England.
Notable former pupils
St Gregory's Catholic School
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Angela Clarke (British actress)
She was brought up in the family home in Colwall Road in Kirkby, a town on the outskirts of Liverpool.
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Margi Clarke
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Sharon Maughan
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Sharon Mughan grew up in Kirkby, Lancashire, with her four siblings. She later changed her surname to "Maughan".
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actress, married to
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Alice Eve
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Anthony Head
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Tricia Penrose
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John Conteh
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Terry McDermott
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Phil Redmond
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, television drama producer, known for ''
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Hollyoaks
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Andrew Schofield (actor)
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Born in Kirkby, Lancashi ...
, starred in
Alan Bleasdale
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's
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All Saints Catholic High School
Leighton baines (footballer)
Joel waldron (football scout)
See also
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St Gregory's Catholic School
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, Kent
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St Gregory's Roman Catholic Science College
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