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, boys only state school in the

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. Each year around 180 pupils are admitted to Year 7 (aged 11 or 12) on the basis of examination, however the local education authority also assigns students without a school to this school. It is the oldest surviving foundation of its kind in the

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History

St Aloysius' College was founded in 1879 by the Brothers of Mercy as a Roman Catholic

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boarding and day school and then a

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. The control of the college was passed to the De La Salle Brothers in 1960. It turned comprehensive in 1971 with the reorganisation of the English education system and merged with another local boys comprehensive (St. William of York) in the 1980s. The school went through a turbulent period during the 1990s with declining academic standards and the subsequent loss of its

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. It reopened the sixth form in September 2010 and admitted a small number of girls. It was awarded the

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and Artsmark awards. It also featured in a Dispatches special on

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. The school is used by the National Youth Theatre for many of its auditions and courses.

Academics

Pupils generally take 10 or 11 GCSE subjects. The sixth form is part of a collaboration of local schools in the area known as the Islington Sixth Form Consortium. Fourteen AS Level and four A2 subjects and a number of BTEC courses are available.

Ofsted inspection

The school underwent

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inspection in November 2018, receiving a Grade 3 ("Requires Improvement"). Effectiveness of leadership and management and Personal development, behaviour and welfare were graded as good.

Pupil protest

In 2019 year 10 to 13 pupils protested outside the school, leading to the school agreeing to review sixth formers' dress-code and an end to compulsory study time. Some parents supported their children, commenting on "petty behaviour rules" and the school not adhering to its policies.

Notable former pupils

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on loan from

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References

External links

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Redevelopment Plan for St Aloysius' College
part of Islington's "Schools for the Future" initiative
St Aloysius RC College Islington
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