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History

The college was founded in 1855 when six De La Salle brothers came from France to set up the first De La Salle school at the Redemptorist St Mary's Church Elementary school in Clapham Old Town. In 1856 the roll had expanded and the school moved to Brooklands at 49 Clapham High Street. In 1895, after just over 30 years, the school moved to The Grange in Upper Tooting. A brief stay and financial difficulty led to another move in 1897 to Dane House’in Denmark Hill. Seven years later, in 1903, the ever-transient brothers bought a property at Beulah Hill called the Grecian Villa, in which it has remained since 1904.

Construction

The oldest part of the school is the Grecian Villa, which predates the school. The current Hall and Science Block were constructed in 1964, followed by a Design and Technology department in 1975, which has since been refurbished. The school features a newly built History block which includes four classrooms and an office. It has been a voluntary aided school as of 1973. In 2003, it became a Mathematics and Computing specialist school.

Other

In 2011, Headmaster Eamon Connolly retired, and was succeeded by Marco Franchetti (formerly a deputy head and psychics teacher) who after his retirement was replaced in January 2016 by David Garrido. He was succeeded by Catherine Kane in September 2021, the first female headteacher in the college's 168-year history. In 2016, a local internet company, Limetree, decided to sponsor the senior school football team at the school.

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External links

Official websiteOld Josephinians websiteSt Joseph's College 1855-2005croydon.gov.uk
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