Holy Family Catholic School (formerly Holy Family Technology College) is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form in the Walthamstow area of East London, England.[1]
| Holy Family Catholic School | |
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| Address | |
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1 Shernhall Street , , E17 3EA England | |
| Coordinates | 51°35′10″N 0°00′30″W / 51.58611°N 0.00847°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1988 |
| Local authority | Waltham Forest |
| Department for Education URN | 103106 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Carolyn Laws |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 1,302 as of December 2022[update] |
| Website | www |
Description
editThe school is based on two sites: the Walthamstow House site and the Wiseman House site. Both sites are located on Shernhall Street. Year 7's to Year 8's attend the Walthamstow House site and Year 9's and higher attend the Wiseman House site.
First established in 1988, it is a voluntary aided school administered by Waltham Forest London Borough Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood.[2] The school celebrated its silver jubilee throughout 2012 and 2013.[3]
Holy Family Catholic School offers GCSEs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study a range of A Levels and BTECs.[4] The school also has a specialism in Technology, and has dedicated resources to support the specialism.[5]
Walthamstow House
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The school's building Walthamstow House was bought by Sir Robert Wigram, 1st Baronet and he lived there with Lady Eleanor Wigram. She organised the first National School in Walthamstow. They were involved in a number of other organisations. Eleanor was into founding charities and Robert imported medicinal drugs and then, with Eleanor's advice, made some very successful investments. They had a huge family of children with a good number of over achievers.[6]
Notable former pupils
edit- Lethal Bizzle - Rapper/ Grime artist
- Lutalo Muhammad - British Taekwondo Athlete (Olympic Bronze and Silver Medalist)
- Stephen Bear - Celebrity Big Brother winner 2016, Ex on the Beach Star
- Fleur East - X Factor, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!,
References
edit- ^ "Holy Family Catholic School and Sixth Form". Holyfamily.waltham.sch.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "Holy Family Catholic School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Silver Jubilee | Holy Family Catholic School and Sixth Form". Holyfamily.waltham.sch.uk. 1 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "Homepage | Holy Family Catholic School and Sixth Form". Holyfamily.waltham.sch.uk. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "Technology | Holy Family Catholic School and Sixth Form". Holyfamily.waltham.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "Wigram [née Watts], Eleanor, Lady Wigram (1767–1841), philanthropist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/55217. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 18 October 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)