St Catherine's Catholic High School

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St Catherine's Catholic High School was a Catholic comprehensive secondary school in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The school was named after Catherine of Siena.It was an 11 to 18 comprehensive school, with a post 16 curriculum delivered jointly with its neighboring secondary school, Holy Trinity Church of England Senior School (now Trinity Academy, Halifax). It was awarded 'Technology College' status in 2005. In 2012 the school was placed in special measures.HistoryOpening in August 1957 as the St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Secondary School in Holmfield. It was formally opened by the Bishop of Leeds on 14 December 1957. The first headmaster being Jim O"Reilly. The school later became known as Halifax Catholic High School in 1971. Its last name change was in 2000, when it was renamed Saint Catherine's Roman Catholic High School. The school then closed in August 2013. With the last assembly held at St Catherine's in the July of 2013.In 2013 filming of the BBC version of Hank Zipzer takes place on the old school premises. With the school entrance sign replaced with 'Westbrook Academy'.External links St Catherine's Catholic High School St Catherine's Catholic High School Teachers fond memory Former head 1979 to 1993 Special measures news article Courier birds eye view photograph Department For Education - Edubase2 - St Catherine's Catholic High School Bishops of Leeds

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St Catherine's Catholic High School is Halifax based place and this enity listed in High School category.