Salesian College was a
Roman Catholic
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voluntary-aided
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school for boys aged 11 to 16 (previously 11 to 18, until it had to jettison its Sixth Form). It was founded in 1895 in
Battersea
Battersea is a large district in south London, part of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It is centred southwest of Charing Cross and extends along the south bank of the River Thames. It includes the Battersea Park.
History
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,
London
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, by the religious order of the
Salesians of Don Bosco
The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), formally known as the Society of Saint Francis de Sales (), is a religious congregation of men in the Catholic Church, founded in the late 19th century by Italian priest Saint John Bosco to help poor children du ...
, who arrived in Battersea in 1887 as part of Don Bosco's dream to establish a Salesian presence in Great Britain and the British Empire, with its missionary potential. The College aimed to provide an education loosely based on the
principles
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of
St John Bosco, founder of the
Salesians of Don Bosco
The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), formally known as the Society of Saint Francis de Sales (), is a religious congregation of men in the Catholic Church, founded in the late 19th century by Italian priest Saint John Bosco to help poor children du ...
.
History
At the end of August 2011 Salesian College and the John Paul II School, both in Wandsworth Borough, merged to create a new school -
St John Bosco College. This opened on 1 September 2011 and occupied the Wimbledon site of the former John Paul II School. St John Bosco College moved to the old Surrey Lane site when the new buildings were completed in 2015. In the meantime, it has served as the location of BBC3 sitcom
Bad Education and art studios of the Association for Cultural Advancement through Visual Art (ACAVA).
Notable former pupils
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Brian Curtin
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, former Irish judge.
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Kevin Day
Kevin Day (born 3 May 1961 in London) is a British stand up comedian, comedy writer and sports presenter. He came to prominence in the British alternative comedy stand up scene of the late eighties and early nineties, playing clubs like The Comed ...
, comedy writer and sports presenter.
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Brian J. Dooley, human rights activist.
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Andrew Grima, jewellery designer.
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Sir Alfred Hitchcock, KBE, film director; only spent one week there (as a boarder in 1908).
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Bryan Marshall, actor.
* Mgr Nicholas Morrish, Regional Vicar of
Opus Dei
Opus Dei, formally known as the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei ( la, Praelatura Sanctae Crucis et Operis Dei), is an institution of the Catholic Church whose members seek personal Christian holiness and strive to imbue their work an ...
for Great Britain since 1998.
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Lord O'Donnell, GCB, former
Cabinet Secretary.
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Jim Reid-Anderson
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, Chairman, President & CEO of
Six Flags
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.
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Yuri "Aggro" Santos, Brazilian-born rapper.
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Joseph Spence, Master of Dulwich College
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Catherine Tate
Catherine Jane Ford (born 5 December 1969), known professionally as Catherine Tate, is an English actress, comedian and writer. She has won numerous awards for her work on the BBC sketch comedy series '' The Catherine Tate Show'' (2004–2007) ...
, comedian, actress, personality.
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Danny Thompson
Daniel Henry Edward Thompson (born 4 April 1939) is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist. He has had a long musical career playing with a large variety of other musicians, particularly Richard Thompson and John Mart ...
, writer.
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Patrick Wilde
Patrick Wilde is an English playwright, screenwriter, actor, and director for television, film and theatre.
Early work
Most of Wilde's early work was centred on the classics. He played Hamlet, Mark Antony for ATC and Amnon in Tirso de Molina's ...
, playwright and screenwriter.
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Martin McDonagh
Martin Faranan McDonagh (; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright, screenwriter, producer, and director. Born and brought up in London, he is the son of Irish parents. He is known as one of the most acclaimed modern playwrights whose ...
, playwright, screenwriter, and producer.
References
External links
Salesian College websiteSalesians of Don Bosco UKSaint John Bosco School websiteGraham Wilmer Salesian abuse victim
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Salesian secondary schools
Boys' schools in London
Educational institutions established in 1895
Defunct schools in the London Borough of Wandsworth
Defunct Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Southwark
1895 establishments in England
Educational institutions disestablished in 2011
2011 disestablishments in England
Buildings and structures in Battersea