St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool

St Francis Xavier's College is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Woolton, Liverpool, England. Year 7 to Year 11 are male only, whereas the Sixth Form (years 12 and 13) are coeducational.

St. Francis Xavier's College
Address
Woolton Hill Road
Woolton[1]

Liverpool
,
Merseyside
,
L25 6EG

England
Coordinates53.382662°N 2.880281°W / 53.382662; -2.880281
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoJesus came that we might have life, "........life in all its fullness." Jn 10:10
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
EstablishedThursday 27 October 1842
FounderSociety of Jesus
Local authorityLiverpool City Council
SpecialistMathematics and Computing College
Department for Education URN138463 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairDr Andrew Keeley[2]
Executive HeadteacherMr P Halliwell
Staff130
GenderBoys, Coeducational in the 6th form
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1297
Colour(s)Year 7-11
Maroon & Blue          
Year 12-13
Black & Blue          
PublicationSFX Extra and Prospectus
Websitehttp://www.sfx.liverpool.sch.uk

The College is under the trusteeship of the Brothers of Christian Instruction. Their mission is that of their founder, Jean Marie de la Mennais, ‘To make Jesus better known and loved’.

The school is a specialist school for Mathematics and Computing, and was the first school in Liverpool to gain specialist school status in that category.

Origins and history

The college was founded in 1842 in association with Stonyhurst College, Lancashire by the Society of Jesus which is a Roman Catholic religious order.[3]

1842–1843: Soho Street

The college had a rector from 1842 to 1844. It had two pupils.[4]

1843–1845: St. Anne Street

A year later, it had a dozen pupils. Father Francis Lythgoe moved the college to St. Anne Street where it stayed until 1845.[4]

1846–1877: Salisbury Street

In 1844 Father Johnson took over from Father Francis Lythgoe and moved his 24 pupils to the newly opened Presbytery on Salisbury Street. Father Collyns took over the college in 1853.

With more than 50 pupils the rector Father Collyns decided that a new premises was needed. By 1856 the college had its own building built alongside the Presbytery and in 1877 a new college was built on 6 Salisbury Street.[5]

Second college building

The newest Salisbury Street building was designed by Henry Clutton, a Catholic architect. He used the designs of Father Vaughan as the bases of his designs. The new college was completed in the summer of 1877 and cost £30,000.[5]

Move to Woolton

In 1961 the college was transferred as a grammar school to its present twenty-six acre site at High Lee, Woolton. On the sports field, 1982 saw a fine college U15 football team reach the final of the Martindale Cup, outclassing a spirited West Derby Comprehensive side 5-0. That triumph saw the team progress to the Merseyside Shield final, where a strong Salesian team from Bootle - including future Liverpool FC professional Mark Seagraves - were the opponents. A late goal from the indomitable Danny Wightman, a combative midfield player, saw SFX triumph 1-0 to seal a memorable season for the team and their manager Mr Knowles, who had inherited the squad from Messrs Ridge and Brady, an experienced pairing who had laid the foundations for success. From 1984-1990 the Lower School site for Years 7, 8 and 9 was located on Queens Drive (Formerly Cardinal Newman RC) in Wavertree L15. Later, the Lower School was re-sited with the Upper School at High Lee. In 1990, the college opted out of local authority control, becoming a grant-maintained school. The college was granted Technology College status from April 1996. In September 1999 it became a Foundation School. In 1992, the college became co-educational in the sixth form and in September 2000 the De La Mennais Sixth Form Centre was opened.

School choir

The choir was formed in 1994 and has performed in front of Pope John Paul II. They have toured Europe and the United States, and gained a place in the Guinness Book of Records for singing at every cathedral in England and Wales.[6]

The school sang on the reworked version of The Farm's 1990 hit "Alltogethernow", remixed by BBC Radio 1's DJ Spoony. The single, which reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart, was the official song for the England football team at the UEFA Euro 2004 competition. It was performed by the choir on Top of the Pops in 2004.[7]

Head Teachers
HeadteacherStart yearEnd year
P Halliwell2019Present
K Maddocks20192019
D Yates20182019
G Flowers20162018
L D Rippon20042016
Brother Francis Patterson19792004
Brother Robert Power19741979
Father Doyle19621974
Father Edward James Warner19531961
Father Neylan19391953
Father Brinkworth19371938
Father Woodlock19191937
Father J. Sponson19021919
Father Thomas Poter18701902
Father Collyns18531870
Father West18511853
Father Johnson18441853
Father Francis Lythgoe18421844

Notable alumni
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See also

References
Notes
  1. http://www.sfx.liverpool.sch.uk
  2. "Contact Us". St Francis Xavier's College. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  3. "College History". St. Francis Xavier’s College. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  4. Heery, Pat; Bewley, Bill (2002). "Chapter 2: The College Premises". The History of St.Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool 1842-2001. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-9535782-1-4. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  5. Heery, Pat (2002). "Chapter 2: The College Premises". The History of St. Francis Xavier's College Liverpool 1842 - 2001. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-9535782-1-4. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  6. "Liverpool choir's Number One goal". Liverpool City Council. May 2004. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  7. "Gold disc for Euro anthem choir". BBC. June 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  8. "The History of Everton Football Club - Dr James Baxter". http://www.efchistory.co.uk. 7 December 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2009. External link in |publisher= (help)
  9. "Charles Brabin - Bio". http://connect.in.com/. 26 August 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2009. External link in |publisher= (help)
  10. http://www.merseysidermagazine.com/site/extras/the-merseyside-roots-of-elvis-costello/
  11. Gabriel Coury from Catholic Herald Archived October 16, 2009, at the Portuguese Web Archive
  12. Grange Hill back for Series no. 27 from Liverpool Echo, 2 February 2004, retrieved 18 December 2014
  13. Sammy Lee Archived 2009-04-06 at the Wayback Machine from BobPaisley.com, retrieved 18 December 2014
  14. Rampton, James (30 November 1996). "Profile: Jimmy McGovern: TRUTH WILL OUT". The Independent. London. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  15. Students looking to Ferry elite cup across the Mersey from Liverpool Echo, 14 May 2003, retrieved 18 December 2014
  16. "Edward J. Phelan". The Irish Times.
  17. "Peter Serafinowicz". The Sunday Telegraph. September 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  18. Lamb, Andrew. "Barrett, Thomas Augustine (1863–1928)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, online edition, May 2007, accessed 26 May 2012 (subscription required)
Bibliography
  • Heery, Pat (2002). The History of St. Francis Xavier's College Liverpool 1842 - 2001. Pat Heery. ISBN 978-0-9535782-1-4.
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