Established 1855 Foundation Governor Colin Garvey Founded 1855 | Religion Roman Catholic Phone +44 20 7261 1121 Number of students 608 | |
Type Voluntary aided comprehensive Headteacher Sister Anne Marie Niblock SND Founders Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Address 118 St George's Rd, London SE1 6EX, UK Founder Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Similar Sacred Heart Catholic, The Charter School, Platanos College, Harris Academy Bermond, St Marylebo C of E Sc Profiles | ||
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Notre Dame High School is an all-girls' Roman Catholic comprehensive school (having been a grammar school until 1977) situated in Elephant and Castle, in south London in the UK. Girls attend the school from ages 11–16 (11-18 until the 1980s). The current headteacher is Sister Anne Marie Niblock, SND. Previous Headteachers include Sister Myra Poole, SND and Sister Rosemary O'Callaghan, SND. Sister Rosemary O' Callaghan is now acting as the school chaplain. The school was founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. The school was established in 1855 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in the London Borough of Southwark.
The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur base their spirituality on the teachings of their Mother Foundress, Saint Julie Billiart. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur run other schools throughout the United Kingdom. They have two schools in Liverpool (having also previously had two in London - the other being in Battersea) as well as one in Surrey, Glasgow, Plymouth, Norwich, Leeds and Sheffield.
It is noteworthy that the school was OFSTEDed in Autumn 2012. It received an Outstanding report. It is the only school in inner city London to have received consecutive Outstanding gradings from OFSTED.