Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School

Voluntary aided school in Lancashire, England

53°50′46″N 2°11′20″W / 53.84607°N 2.18877°W / 53.84607; -2.18877InformationTypeVoluntary aided schoolReligious affiliation(s)Roman CatholicEstablished1960Local authorityLancashireDepartment for Education URN119785 TablesOfstedReportsGenderCoeducationalAge11 to 16Websitehttp://www.fishermore.lancs.sch.uk/

Ss John Fisher and Thomas More RC High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Colne in the English county of Lancashire.^[1] The school is named after the Roman Catholic Saints John Fisher and Thomas More. The headteacher from September 2002 to July 2007 was Mr Brendan Conboy, who moved to Our Lady's Catholic College.^[2]

Description

Established in 1960, it is a voluntary aided school administered by Lancashire County Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford. The principal associated primary schools are Holy Saviour RC Primary School in Nelson, Holy Trinity RC Primary School in Brierfield, Sacred Heart RC Primary School in Colne, St John Southworth RC Primary School in Nelson and St Joseph's RC Primary School in Barnoldswick.^[3]

Ss John Fisher and Thomas More RC High School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school also offers some vocational courses, in conjunction with local further education colleges.^[4]

Notable former pupils

Natalie Haythornthwaite, netball player for England & NSW Swifts^[5]^[6]
Hannah Hobley, actress^[7]
Neil Hodgson, former motorcycle racer^[8]
Matt Moulding (born 1972), businessman, founder of The Hut Group^[9]

References

^ "Ss John Fisher and Thomas More". Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School.
^ "New school chief is raring to get stuck in". Lancaster Guardian.
^ "Admissions". Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School.
^ "Curriculum". Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School.
^ "Natalie Haythornthwaite- Netball's biggest day". Team England.
^ "Natalie Haythornthwaite: England attacker leaves Wasps Netball to join NSW Swifts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
^ Jon Livesey. "East Lancashire actress leaves ITV sitcom Benidorm". This Is Lancashire.
^ Chris Flanagan. "Neil Hodgson: My life story, part one". Lancashire Telegraph.
^ Evans, Peter. "Online boss whose control is as tight as his T-shirt". www.thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

External links

Ss John Fisher and Thomas More RC High School official website

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Colne Primet Academy
Edge End High School
Mansfield High School
Marsden Heights Community College
Nelson and Colne College
Park High School
Pendle Vale College
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More RC High School
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Constituencies: Nelson and Colne By-elections: 1968 Pendle

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