Religion Roman Catholic DfE number 860/4607 Phone +44 1785 244236 Number of students 1,084 | Principal Mr Philip Smith DfE URN 142193 Tables Gender Mixed-sex education | |
Location Rowley Avenue
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST17 9AB
England Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports Address Rowley Ave, Stafford ST17 9AB, UK Similar Walton High School, King Edward VI High Sch, Sir Graham Balfour School, Weston Road Academy, Cardinal Griffin Catholic | ||
Blessed William Howard Catholic School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.
The school was originally opened in 1963. The name Blessed William Howard comes from the site on which the school is located. William Howard was the 1st Viscount of Stafford in the 17th century, and owned the land on which the current school is built. He was convicted of treason and executed in 1680, wrongly so, as it is viewed by the Roman Catholic Church. The church therefore beatified him in 1929, and he became known as Blessed William Howard. Thus the school is named eponymously.
Blessed William Howard was previously a voluntary aided school administered by Staffordshire County Council, and gained specialist Arts College status in 2003. In March 2016 the school was converted to academy status, however Blessed William Howard continues to coordinate with Staffordshire County Council for admissions. The school continues to be under the guidance of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham.
The school currently contains 4 schools: Foundation, Development, Senior and Sixth form. The saint of Foundation school is Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. The sixth form provision forms part of the Stafford Collegiate which includes all Stafford secondary schools and Stafford College.