St Joseph's Catholic College, Bradford Explained

Coordinates:53.8121°N -1.7657°W
St Joseph's Catholic College
Motto:Per Crucem ad Lucem
(Latin: Through the Cross to the Light)
Established:1908
Closed:2014
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:C. O'Donnell
Chair Label:Executive Headteacher
Chair:P. Heitzman
Address:Cunliffe Road
City:Manningham
Bradford
County:West Yorkshire
Postcode:BD8 7AP
Country:England
Local Authority:City of Bradford
Ofsted:yes
Urn:107429
Staff:69
Enrolment:approx. 1,000
Gender:Girls and boys
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16
Colours:
grey, green, blue and white
Free Label 1:School hymn
Free 1:In God Alone
Free Label 2:Sixth form
Free 2:St Benedict's Sixth Form
Website:http://www.stjcc.co.uk/

St Joseph's Catholic College was a state Roman Catholic Girls' school situated in Manningham, close to Bradford city centre in West Yorkshire, England. The school merged with St. Bede's Grammar School in September 2014 to form St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College.

School history

The college was founded by the Order of the Sisters of the Cross and Passion in 1908.[1] It was a direct grant grammar school until 1977 when it became a Voluntary Aided 13–19 Girls' School under the trusteeship of the Diocese of Leeds, which owns the buildings and grounds, and appoints the majority of the Governors. In 1995 due to Bradford Catholic re-organisation the College became an 11–19 Catholic Girls' School.

The college's first headmistress from 1908–1916 was Mother Gonzaga.[1] From 1916–1956 the headmistress was Mother Sister Mary Immaculate (born ca. 1890 – died 1977), Yorkshire Women of the Century, educationalist, overseeing St Joseph’s to become one of the major Catholic girls' grammar schools in the country. The college's motto was "Per Crucem ad Lucem" – Through the Cross to the Light.

From 2008 the school had a federated governing body with St. Bede's Grammar School and Yorkshire Martyrs Catholic College. When Yorkshire Martyrs closed in 2010 the girls transferred to St Joseph's.

The school merged with St. Bede's Grammar School in September 2014 to form St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College.[2] The former St. Joseph's is now used as the lower school site of the new school.

Sixth Form

St Joseph's shared an associated sixth form with St. Bede's Grammar School for many years. In 2008 the sixth forms of St Bede's and St Joseph's joined with the sixth form of Yorkshire Martyrs Catholic College to form the Bradford Catholic Sixth Form. When Yorkshire Martyrs closed in 2010 the sixth form transferred to St Bede's and St Joseph's and in 2011 the Sixth Form was renamed St Benedict's Sixth Form.

Notable former Joseph's girls

Direct-grant grammar school

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Former pupils going back to school. Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 7 May 2008. 25 July 2014.
  2. News: Largest Catholic school in country now planned as St Bede's and St Joseph's may merge in Bradford . Bradford Telegraph and Argus . 17 February 2014 . 17 August 2014.
  3. Web site: New TV role for Heather. Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 2020-04-18.
  4. News: Bradford actress can’t wait to have a ball in homecoming Bollywood Carmen role. Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 7 June 2013. 25 July 2014.
  5. News: Bradford actress Sophie McShera returns in Downton Abbey. Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 15 September 2012. 25 July 2014.
  6. Web site: Biography. 8 March 2016. Steph Swainston. 18 April 2020.
  7. Web site: SJC at City Hall Bradford Girls' Choir. 28 March 2007. Psallite Domino. 10 March 2023.
  8. News: Artist, craftsman and maestro. The Catholic Herald. 11 November 1988. 25 July 2014.
  9. News: O'Rourke. Tanya. Bronwyn Hill is former pupil of St Anthony's School, Clayton. 24 February 2013. Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 17 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812060628/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/8913921.Bradford_born_woman_takes_top_role_at_government_department/ . live. 12 August 2014.
  10. News: Flats named. The Catholic Herald. 30 June 1961. 25 July 2014.