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Loreto College, St Albans

Field	Value
name	Loreto College
coordinates
established	1922
type	Academy
religious_affiliation	Roman Catholic
head	Lucy Thompson
chair	Mark Healy
founder	Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
address	Hatfield Road
city	St Albans
county	Hertfordshire
country	England
postcode	AL1 3RQ
ofsted	yes
urn	138106
enrolment	1000~
gender	Girls (coeducational Sixth Form)
lower_age	11
upper_age	18
houses	Truth
Joy
Justice
Freedom
Sincerity
colours	Navy, maroon and musty yellow

website	http://www.loreto.herts.sch.uk/

Joy Justice Freedom Sincerity

Loreto College is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form for girls located near the centre of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It achieved Specialist Status in the Humanities in 2005 and became an academy in August 2012.

The college enrolls around 1000 pupils, including 190 in the sixth form, with many pupils coming from a wide geographical area. It expanded to 5 forms of entry (from 4 in previous years) in September 2007.

In 2006, 2009 and 2013, the college was rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted, achieving grade one in all categories.

History

Founded by the Loreto Sisters, the college had just seven pupils when it first opened in 1922. The Sisters had bought a building called "The Elms" to use as a convent before opening the school.

Grammar school

During the Second World War, the gymnasium become an air-raid shelter and makeshift dormitories by night. American soldiers billeted in St Albans used the school's hockey pitch to train.

Comprehensive

It turned comprehensive in 1978.

New Headteacher

Mrs Marie Lynch, after 22 years as headteacher, retired in March and new headteacher Mrs Lucy Thompson took over after the Easter Holidays in April.

Notable former pupils

Siobhán Fahey (b. 1958) - singer with 1980s pop group Bananarama (second-highest selling British female group, with over 40 million records, after the Spice Girls), then Shakespears Sister in the 1990s
Claire Ward (b. 1972) - Labour MP from 1997 to 2010 for Watford
Sally Bretton (nee Davis) (b. 1980) - actress
Shona McGarty (b. 1991) - actress who plays Whitney Dean in EastEnders

References

[http://www.loreto.herts.sch.uk/specialist%20status.htm Loreto School Specialist Status Page]
[http://www.loreto.herts.sch.uk/Ofsted.htm Loreto Ofsted Report]
(2009). "Loreto College - Inspection Report". [[Ofsted]].
"The history behind Loreto College, St Albans". hertsmemories.org.uk.
[http://www.loreto.herts.sch.uk/history%20of%20loreto.htm History of Loreto College]

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