| St Cuthbert's Catholic High School | |
| Coordinates: | 54.9789°N -1.6754°W |
| Motto: | Quies In Caelo |
| Established: | 1881 |
| Type: | academy |
| Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
| Head Label: | Principal |
| Head: | Daniel P. Murray[1] |
| Chair Label: | Chairman of Governors |
| Founder: | Bishop James Chadwick |
| Address: | Gretna Road |
| City: | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | NE15 7PX |
| Local Authority: | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Urn: | 137900 |
| Staff: | c.75 |
| Enrolment: | 1207[2] |
| Gender: | Boys |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 18 |
| Colours: | Maroon, Gold and Pale Blue |
| Free Label 1: | Diocese |
| Free 1: | Hexham and Newcastle |
| Website: | http://www.st-cuthbertshigh.newcastle.sch.uk |
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School is a boys-only Roman Catholic secondary school with academy status located on Gretna Road in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
St Cuthbert's is a seven-form entry school. The school admits students of all faiths, but Roman Catholic children take priority.[3]
St Cuthbert's Grammar School was opened in Westmorland Road, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, on 16 August 1881, largely due to the efforts of Bishop James Chadwick and his successor Bishop John Bewick building upon the foundations of the Catholic Collegiate School established in 1870 in Eldon Square. Shortly afterward the School moved to larger premises in Bath Lane in the centre of the city. In 1922 the School transferred to the present site on Gretna Road. Part of the school (1922 Block – now demolished) was built directly over the Vallum (rear ditch) of Hadrian's Wall. During WWII, boys were evacuated to Cockermouth in what is now Cumbria. In 2011 the School again became single site on the completion of the Building Schools for the Future work, the former Lower School buildings on Fox & Hounds Lane having been demolished.
It was a direct grant grammar school until September 1977,[4] then began to take a comprehensive intake.
The school converted to academy status in March 2012.[2] [5]
Since 1881 there have been seven clergymen as head:
and three lay headteachers:
The incumbent is Daniel P. Murray.[7]
St. Cuthbert's was 662nd in the Financial Times Top 1000 Schools 2008 – 17th of 34 schools in the North East to make the list.http://www.ft.com/cms/s/d5ed9bd0-eb42-11dc-9493-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=1faf944c-eb40-11dc-9493-0000779fd2ac,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F1%2Fd5ed9bd0-eb42-11dc-9493-0000779fd2ac%2Cdwp_uuid%3D1faf944c-eb40-11dc-9493-0000779fd2ac.html&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Freports%2Ftop1000sc