De La Salle Academy, Liverpool

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The De La Salle Academy
Location
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Carr Lane East Liverpool , Merseyside , L11 4SG England
Coordinates	53°26′42″N 2°54′43″W / 53.445°N 2.912°W / 53.445; -2.912Coordinates: 53°26′42″N 2°54′43″W / 53.445°N 2.912°W / 53.445; -2.912
Information
Former names	De La Salle Grammar School (1953-1983) De La Salle RC Comprehensive School (1983-2004) De La Salle Humanities College (2004-2011)
Type	Academy
Motto	Latin: Semper Fidelis English: Always Faithful
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic (Christian Brothers)
Established	1953; 68 years ago (1953)
Local authority	Liverpool
Department for Education URN	136409 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	David Hayes
Gender	Boys
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	483
Houses	Thomas Becket Saint John Fisher Saint Edmund Arrowsmit Sir Thomas More
Telephone no.	+44 (0)151 546 3134
Diocese	Archdiocese of Liverpool
Website	http://de-la-salle.co.uk

The De La Salle Academy (formerly De La Salle Grammar School, De La Salle RC Comprehensive School and De La Salle Humanities College) is a boys' Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form under the trusteeship of the De La Salle Brothers. The school is named after St John Baptist De La Salle, patron saint of educational workers.

Admissions[]

De La Salle is a sixth form entry Catholic school, catering for boys from the age of 11 to 18. The school, currently^[when?] at less than half capacity, is situated in the Croxteth area of Liverpool.

St. John Baptist[]

John Baptist de la Salle was the first son of wealthy parents living in France. He became a priest at the age of 27, and took on the responsibility of providing education for the poor, giving much of his own wealth in the process. John opened a free school for the poor, and he and his colleagues took the name Brothers of the Christian Schools, now generally known as the De La Salle Brothers.

He died in 1719, and 181 years later was canonised as a saint. In 1950 he was made the Patron Saint of all those who work in education. At present,^[vague] de la Salle schools can be found in a dozen other places in Britain, along with some 85 different countries around the world.^{[citation needed]}

History[]

Grammar school[]

It was known as the De La Salle Grammar School until 1983 and was originally based on Breckfield Road South in Everton. The new school site is that of the former Central School, and was rebuilt in 1954. By the 1960s, it had around 700 boys.^{[citation needed]}

Comprehensive[]

In 1983, the school became De La Salle RC Comprehensive School.^[1] It amalgamated with four other catholic schools in 1988. The school was founded by the De La Salle brothers, who engaged with the day-to-day running of the school.^{[citation needed]}

In 2004, the school gained specialist school status and became the De La Salle Humanities College, specialising in English, Geography and History.^[1]

Academy[]

The school gained academy status in January 2011, to become The De La Salle Academy.

Coverage of parents' behaviour in Sweden[]

In July 2015, the school made news headlines around Europe when staff from the school escorted students of local primary schools to the Gothia Cup football youth tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden. Parents of the children in the team acted "in a very aggressive way" during a game, "hurling insults and profanities" at the youngsters of the opposing team.^[2][3]

Notable alumni[]

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• Anthony Dunne,NightClub Dj Club Barcelona Juice Fm Chalk & Cheese, was a pupil at the school from 1991 to 1996;
• Adam Farley, former Everton FC player, was a pupil at the school from 1991 to 1996;
• Francis Jeffers, player formerly of Everton, Arsenal and Newcastle United Jets attended the school from 1992 to 1997;
• John McGreal, former Tranmere player, attended from 1983 to 1988;
• Wayne Rooney, former Manchester United player, currently playing for Derby County, was a pupil at the school from 1997 to 2002;
• Steve Smith is a retired highjumper and Olympic bronze medalist at the 1996 Summer Games, attended from 1984 to 1989;
• James Wallace is currently a Fleetwood Town footballer, was also on Everton's books between 2008 and 2012.

De La Salle Grammar School for Boys[]

• Maj-Gen Peter Chambers CB MBE, Deputy Chief of Staff from 1998-2002 of the HQ Land Command;
• Air Marshal Sir Christopher Coville CB, Station Commander from 1986-88 of RAF Coningsby, and Commander-in-Chief from 2001-3 of RAF Personnel and Training Command;
• Peter Coyle, singer in The Lotus Eaters
• Terry Fields, Labour MP from 1983-92 for Liverpool Broadgreen;
• Paul Jewell, former Derby County manager and former professional footballer, attended the school from 1976 to 1981;
• Michael 'Mick' Lyons - former Everton player and captain, attended from 1963 to 1968;
• Mark McGann, actor
• Victor McGuire, actor, played Jack Boswell in Bread
• Phil McNulty, chief sports writer at BBC Sport;^[4]
• David Morrissey, actor;
• Brian Reade, journalist;
• Mark Weldon, Lib Dem councillor

References[]

External links[]

• The De La Salle Academy, Liverpool
• EduBase^{[permanent dead link]}