St Robert of Newminster Catholic School

Academy in City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

54°53′17″N 1°31′16″W / 54.88815°N 1.5212°W / 54.88815; -1.5212InformationTypeAcademyMotto'Sic Luceat Lux Vestra' - 'Let your light shine.'Religious affiliation(s)Roman CatholicLocal authoritySunderland City CouncilTrustBishop Wilkinson Catholic Education TrustDepartment for Education URN147142 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherDean JuricGenderCo-educationalAge11 to 18HousesFinchale, Whitby, Durham and LindisfarneColour(s)Finchale - blue, Whitby - green, Durham - red and Lindisfarne - yellowWebsitehttp://strobertofnewminster.co.uk/

St Robert of Newminster Catholic School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Washington in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.^[1] The school is named after Saint Robert of Newminster. As a Catholic school it is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.

Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Sunderland City Council, in July 2019 St Robert of Newminster Catholic School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust.

St Robert of Newminster Catholic School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study a range of A Levels and further BTECs.

Notable former pupils

Jordan Pickford, goalkeeper for Everton and England^[2]
Ethan Robson, footballer
Paul Coughlin, cricketer
Bridget Phillipson, Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Houghton and Sunderland South (2010–present)^[3]
Si King, Hairy Bikers member^[4]
Paul Thirlwell, footballer
Carl Magnay, footballer^[5]
Matthew Potts, cricketer^[6]
Rebecca Welch, Referee

References

^ Official school website; accessed 8 May 2015.
^ "Jordan Pickford School". Retrieved 24 January 2018.
^ "Bridget Phillipson: Houghton & Sunderland South constituency election results". 9 June 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
^ "Si King reference". 24 July 2014.
^ @TeamStRoberts (24 January 2022). "Really lucky to have past pupils who come back to work with our students. Carl Magnay visited us today to talk abou…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Players pcboard.com.pk

External links

St Robert of Newminster Catholic School official website

Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust

Primary

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School – Ushaw Moor
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School – Durham
St Mary’s Catholic First School – Hexham
St Godric’s Catholic Primary School – Durham
St Bede’s Catholic Primary School – Sacriston
St Joseph’s Catholic Middle School – Hexham
St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School – Chester Le Street
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
St Matthew’s Catholic Primary School
St John Boste Catholic Primary School
St Bede’s Catholic Primary School
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School
St Michael’s Catholic Primary School
St Joseph’s Washington
St Anne’s Primary School

Secondary

v t e City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Settlements	Sunderland Washington Houghton-le-Spring Hetton-le-Hole Springwell Village
Education	Academy 360 Argyle House School Biddick Academy Castle View Enterprise Academy Christ's College Farringdon Community Academy Hetton Academy Kepier School Monkwearmouth Academy Oxclose Community Academy Red House Academy St Aidan's Catholic Academy St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy St Robert of Newminster Catholic School Sandhill View Academy Southmoor Academy Sunderland College Thornhill Academy University of Sunderland Venerable Bede Church of England Academy Washington Academy
Places of interest	Barnes Park Donnison School City Hall Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens Stadium of Light Penshaw Monument Herrington Country Park Mowbray Park National Glass Centre Roker Park Sunderland Empire Theatre St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth Sunderland International Airshow Washington Old Hall Monkwearmouth Station Museum Sunderland Aquatic Centre The Bridges WWT Washington Keel Square Northern Spire Bridge Beacon of Light
Economy	Doxford International Business Park Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK The Bridges Sunniside The Galleries Vaux Site
Local media	Sunderland Echo Sun FM Spark Sunderland Sunderland Global Media
Twinned places	Essen Saint-Nazaire Washington, D.C. Harbin
Sport	Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland A.F.C. Women

v t e Schools in Tyne and Wear
All-through	Academy 360 Christ's College, Sunderland Excelsior Academy Kings Priory School
Middle	Gosforth East Middle School Gosforth Junior High Academy Valley Gardens Middle School Wellfield Middle School
Secondary	Benfield School Biddick Academy Boldon School Burnside College Cardinal Hume RC School Castle View Enterprise Academy Churchill Community College Emmanuel College Farringdon Community Academy George Stephenson High School Gosforth Academy Grace College Harton Academy Hebburn Comprehensive School Hetton Academy Heworth Grange School Jarrow School Jesmond Park Academy John Spence Community High School Kenton School Kepier School Kingsmeadow Community School Longbenton High School Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy Marden High School Monkseaton High School Monkwearmouth Academy Mortimer Community College Norham High School North East Futures UTC North Gosforth Academy Oxclose Community Academy Red House Academy Sacred Heart RC High School St Aidan's RC Academy St Anthony's Girls' RC Academy St Cuthbert's High School St Joseph's RC Academy St Mary's RC School St Robert of Newminster RC School St Thomas More School, Blaydon St Thomas More Academy, North Shields St Wilfrid's RC College Sandhill View Academy Southmoor Academy Studio West Thornhill Academy Thorp Academy Venerable Bede CE Academy Walbottle Academy Walker Riverside Academy Washington Academy Whickham School Whitburn CE Academy Whitley Bay High School
Independent	Argyle House School Dame Allan's School Newcastle High School for Girls Newcastle School for Boys Royal Grammar School Westfield School
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Defunct	Breckenbeds Junior High School Donnison School Firfield Community School Gateshead Grammar School Heathfield Senior High School Hookergate School La Sagesse School Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School Ryhope Grammar School South Shields Community School Sunderland High School Thomas Hepburn Community Academy

v t e Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Bishops of Hexham and Newcastle I: William Hogarth II: James Chadwick III: John Bewick IV: Henry O'Callaghan V: Thomas Wilkinson VI: Richard Collins VII: Joseph Thorman VIII: Joseph McCormack IX: James Cunningham X: Hugh Lindsay XI: Ambrose Griffiths XII: Kevin Dunn XIII: Séamus Cunningham XIV: Robert Byrne XV: Stephen Wright
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Patronal Feasts of the Diocese Our Lady of the Assumption (15 August) Saint Cuthbert (28 March)
Schools Cardinal Hume Catholic School Carmel College, Darlington English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College Our Lady and St Bede Catholic Academy Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Newcastle upon Tyne St Aidan's Catholic Academy St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College St Bede's Catholic School, Peterlee St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy St Cuthbert's High School St John's Catholic School St Joseph's Catholic Academy St Joseph's Roman Catholic Middle School St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham St Mary's Catholic School, Newcastle upon Tyne St Michael's Catholic Academy, Billingham St Robert of Newminster Catholic School St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon St Thomas More Roman Catholic Academy, North Shields St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic College
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