Sacred Heart Catholic Academy is a

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secondary school and

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located in Crosby,

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, England. It was created from the

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Seafield Convent Grammar The Seafield Convent of the Sacred Heart of Mary (1908–1977) was a Roman Catholic convent school for girls run by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary founded in Crosby, England, in 1872. The school soon moved to Seafield House in Seaf ...

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

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 primarily deals with Year 9, Year 10, Year 11 and

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students) is the former Seafield Convent building, whilst the lower site (which primarily deals with Year 7 and Year 8 students), 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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St Bede's Secondary Modern

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, comedian

Sacred Heart Catholic High School/College

* Brian Dooley, comedian, television writer *

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, professional football player * Chris Doyle, professional football player *

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'' finalist *

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gymnast *

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, sprinter, gymnast * Rosa Mannion, operatic soprano

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