Notre Dame High School, Northampton
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The Notre Dame High School in Northampton was a former all-female Roman Catholic (RC) direct grant grammar school.
History[]
Notre Dame High School was an all female RC school in Northampton, also known as a convent school. It was built in 1880 and run by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton.
A modern science block was opened in 1950. There were around 500 girls at the school in the 1960s.
Closure[]
The school was closed in 1975.[1] The site was bulldozed in 1979 and replaced with a row of shops.
Building[]
Nearby today is the headquarters of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, situated close to the north. The building next door to it is now BBC Radio Northampton.
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- 1880 establishments in England
- 1975 disestablishments in England
- Defunct grammar schools in England
- Defunct schools in West Northamptonshire District
- Educational institutions established in 1880
- Educational institutions disestablished in 1975
- Girls' schools in Northamptonshire
- History of Northampton
- Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Northampton
- Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur schools