St Angela's Ursuline School and Sixth Form is a Catholic secondary school for girls with a mixed gender 6th form centre. It is located in Forest Gate, East London, United Kingdom. It is a voluntary aided school which had 1375 students in 2014.[1]

History

St. Angela's is a Roman Catholic school started in February 1862 by four sisters of the Ursuline order from Belgium.[2]

The school's first science lab was in 1907

The nuns bought a semi-detached house and bought the rest the following year. This property is known as "Old House" by the school. The nuns who soon became eight[2] were inspired by the vision of their founder who became the school's namesake. In 1862 the school expanded to other buildings. The school had no uniform until 1877.[2]

The school grew and in 1892 four nuns left this school to found another Ursuline school in Wimbledon.[2]

In 1907 the school's first science lab was created.

Today

St. Angela's is a multi-ethnic, voluntary-aided Language College in the London Borough of Newham. The school population reflects the Catholic population of the borough, which is largely Filipino, Afro-Caribbean, Indian, Sri Lankan, Latino, African and white. 95% of school population are from ethnic minorities. The school had an "outstanding" inspection by Ofsted in 2009.[3]

St Angela's has won national championships in basketball and debating.[citation needed]

Notable former students

References

  1. ^ "Department of Education: St Angela's Ursuline School". Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Walker, John. "The story of St Angela's school". Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ Ofsted Communications Team (6 October 2020). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ reporter, Daily Express (2 July 2011). "Obituary: Margaret Tyzack". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

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