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Sacred Heart Catholic Academy is a
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and
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located in
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,
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, England. It was created from the
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of Seafield Convent Grammar and St Bede's Secondary Modern in 1977, and was previously known as Sacred Heart Catholic High School and Sacred Heart Catholic College.


History

The school was founded from the
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of Seafield Convent Grammar and St Bede's Secondary Modern in 1977, despite the differences of opinions from parents and governors on the merger proposals . The ''Crosby Catholic Parents for Comprehensive Education'' supported the plans, noting it was "exactly what they had proposed" several years prior in 1973, although others considered the proposals as "hasty", particularly as the provision for single-sex education was being removed. It accepts boys and girls, primarily from its Catholic feeder primary schools including St. Edmund's and St. Thomas' Catholic Primary and Nursery School, Great Crosby Catholic Primary School and Ursuline Catholic Primary School. The school is currently split across two sites. The Upper Site (which deals with Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11 and
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students) is the former Seafield Convent building, whilst the lower site, situated on Myers Road East is the former St Bede's. The sites are within a short walk of each other. The school's Upper Site was used as a setting for the film ''
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''. Previously a
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administered by
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, in July 2022 Sacred Heart Catholic College converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Pope Francis Multi Academy Trust. the school continues to be under the jurisdiction of the
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.


Notable former pupils


Seafield Convent

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KC (b. 1954) - lawyer, wife of
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St Bede's Secondary Modern

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(1944-1995) - comedian


Sacred Heart Catholic High School/College

* Rosa Mannion (b. 1962) - operatic soprano *
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(b. 1967) - professional football player * Brian Dooley (b. 1971) - comedian, television writer * Victor Anichebe (b. 1988) - professional football player,
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(b. 1988) - professional football player *
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(b. 1988) - singer & ''
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'' finalist *
Daniel Purvis Daniel Scott Purvis (born 13 November 1990 in Crosby, England) is a Scottish former international elite artistic gymnast, and three-time British all-around champion in men's artistic gymnastics. He trained at Southport YMCA and was coached by J ...
(b. 1990) -
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gymnast * Chris Doyle (b. 1995) - professional football player *
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(b. 1995) - sprinter, gymnast


References


External links


School Website
{{authority control Catholic secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Liverpool Secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton Academies in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton Crosby, Merseyside 1977 establishments in England Educational institutions established in 1977