Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School is an all-girls'

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(having been a

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post-World War II until 1977) in

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, in south London. Girls attend the school from ages 11-16 (11-18 until 1985). The current headteacher is Anne Marie Niblock.

School history

The school was founded by the

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in 1855 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2005. Previous Headteachers include Sister Myra Poole, SND and Sister Rosemary O'Callaghan who became the school chaplain. The school converted to academy status in December 2022, having previously been a

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administered by

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. The school is sponsored by the

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and the South East London Catholic Academy Trust, but coordinates with the local authority for admissions.

Linked schools

The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur base their spirituality on the teachings of their Mother Foundress, Saint Julie Billiart. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur founded other schools in the United Kingdom: *

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, Leeds *

Notre Dame High School, Norwich Notre Dame High School (NDHS) is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The school opened in 1864 the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia, Norfolk County Council, and the Departme ...

Notre Dame Catholic School Notre Dame RC School is a Roman Catholic school for girls in Derriford, Plymouth, England. Its sister school is St Boniface's Catholic College. The former headteacher, Fiona Hutchings, was headteacher from 2001 until July 2012. Kate White, the ...

, Plymouth *

Notre Dame High School, Sheffield Notre Dame Catholic High School in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, was established in the 1850s by the Sisters of Notre Dame, a religious order. It was, for many decades, a fee paying school. It currently has 1400 students, with a 1:17.3 ...

Notre Dame Catholic College, Liverpool Notre Dame Catholic College is a Catholic secondary school and sixth form in Everton, Liverpool, England. Founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, it was a girls' school for most of its history but became coeducational from September 2012 ...

* several schools which became part of

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, Liverpool They also previously had schools in Battersea, London; Wigan, Lancashire; and a boarding school in Birkdale, Lancashire (some of the other schools having initially been boarding and day schools).

School performance

As of 2020, the school was last inspected by

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in 2012, when it received a judgement of Outstanding. In 2019 the school was identified as the most undersubscribed school of those judged Outstanding; it had the lowest ratio of applications per place.

Alumni

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(1913–1976) - novelist *

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(b. 1949) - senior public servant *

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References

External links

Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School official website
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