St Ursula's Convent School is a

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for girls, located in the

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area of the

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, England. St Ursula's is a

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, and is part of the Ursuline Order within the

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. The school is also part of the Greenwich Local Authority, and coordinates with

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for admissions. The school offers

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and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. St Ursula's has a specialism in Humanities and has additional resources for the specialism. The school is also designated as a Teaching School.

Notable former pupils

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(b. 1955) - Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for

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(1997-2010) *

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(b. 1976) - painter and performance artist

References

External links

St Ursula's Convent School official website
Secondary schools in the Royal Borough of Greenwich Ursuline schools Catholic secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Southwark Girls' schools in London Voluntary aided schools in London {{RC-school-stub