St Cuthbert's High School

St Cuthbert's is a seven-form entry school. The school admits students of all faiths, but Roman Catholic children take priority. ==History==

St Cuthbert's Grammar School was opened at 62-64 Westmorland Road, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, on 16 August 1881, largely due to the efforts of Bishop James Chadwick and his successor Bishop John Bewick building upon the foundations of the Catholic Collegiate School established in 1870 in Eldon Square. Shortly afterward the School moved to larger premises in Bath Lane in the centre of the city. The aim for the school was to act as a feeder for Ushaw College and to equip Catholic boys of the city with a standard of education previously only available to their non-Catholic counterparts. then began to take a comprehensive intake. The school converted to academy status in March 2012. Principals Since 1881 there have been seven clergymen as head: • Canon Wickwar • Fr. Magill • Monsignor Horace Kinder Mann • Monsignor Jeffrey • Monsignor Canon Cunningham • Canon M. Cassidy, • Fr. M. Walsh and three lay headteachers: • Mr E. Lovell • Mr J. G Murphy • Mrs C. Davison The incumbent is Daniel P. Murray. == Academic statistics ==

St Cuthbert's was 662nd in the Financial Times Top 1000 Schools 2008 – 17th of 34 schools in the North East to make the list. ==Notable alumni==

• Kenneth Allott, poet • Dominic Bruce, Second World War escapee, the 'medium-sized man' of Colditz Castle • Declan Donnelly, Dec of Ant & Dec, television presenter • Nigel Essenhigh, First Sea Lord from 2001 to 2002 of the Royal Navy • Terry Farrell, architect • James Garbutt, actor (When the Boat Comes In) • Paul Kennedy, historian and writer • Hugh Lindsay, bishop of Hexham and Newcastle • Cecil McGivern, BBC executive, and Controller of BBC One • Michael Ndiweni, footballer • John Nichol, Royal Air Force navigator • Gordon Sumner (Sting), bass player & singer in The Police and solo artist • Neil Tennant, singer in the band Pet Shop Boys • Ryan Donaldson, footballer ==References==