Salesian College, Battersea Explained

Salesian College
Coordinates:51.475°N -0.1724°W
Motto:Servite Domino in Laetitia (Latin: Serve the Lord with Gladness)
Established:1895
Closed:2011
Type:Voluntary Aided Comprehensive
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Head Label:Headmaster
Head:Stephen McCann, MPhil, MA
Chair Label:Chair of Governors
Chair:Nicholas Potter
Founder:Salesians of Don Bosco
Specialist:Business and Enterprise
Address:Surrey Lane
City:Battersea
County:London
Country:England
Postcode:SW11 3PB
Local Authority:Wandsworth
Ofsted:yes
Urn:101061
Enrolment:c. 550
Gender:Boys
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16
Colours:Maroon and Gold

Salesian College was a Roman Catholic voluntary-aided school for boys aged 11 to 16 (previously 11 to 18, until it had to jettison its Sixth Form). It was founded in 1895 in Battersea, London, by the religious order of the Salesians of Don Bosco, who arrived in Battersea in 1887 as part of Don Bosco's dream to establish a Salesian presence in Great Britain and the British Empire, with its missionary potential.[1] The College aimed to provide an education loosely based on the principles of St John Bosco, founder of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

History

At the end of August 2011, Salesian College and the John Paul II School, both in Wandsworth Borough, merged to create a new school - St John Bosco College. This opened on 1 September 2011 and occupied the Wimbledon site of the former John Paul II School.[2] St John Bosco College moved to the old Surrey Lane site when the new buildings were completed in 2015.[3] In the meantime, it has served as the location of BBC3 sitcom Bad Education and art studios of the Association for Cultural Advancement through Visual Art (ACAVA).

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.salesians.org.uk/dbuk/history1.html
  2. Web site: Saint John Bosco College | Home . Sjbc.wandsworth.sch.uk . 2015-11-25.
  3. http://www.sjbc.wandsworth.sch.uk/index.php/sjbc-developments/
  4. Web site: Alfred Hitchcock - Director - Films as Director:, Other Films:, Publications . Filmreference.com . 2015-11-25.
  5. Web site: Bryan Marshall. IMDb.com. 2015-11-25.
  6. Web site: The Regional Vicar . Opus Dei . 2015-11-25.
  7. Web site: British business people: The top 1,000: Public sector 20 to 1 . The Telegraph. 2008-02-19 . 2015-11-25.
  8. Web site: Business Markets : United States . Business.timesonline.co.uk . 2015-11-25.
  9. Web site: Catherine Tate Biography •Biography Online . Biographyonline.net . 1968-05-12 . 2015-11-25.
  10. http://www.therealdannythompson.co.uk/Biography.html
  11. Web site: Patrick Wilde. IMDb.com. 2015-11-25 .