St. Michael's Catholic High School, located in the town of Watford, Hertfordshire. A Section 5 Ofsted inspection in October 2007 and a Section 48 Inspection by the Archdiocese of Westminster in November 2007 both judged the school as outstanding. It is led by Head Teacher John Murphy STB MA.
St. Michael's Catholic High School was founded by the Dominican Sisters in 1955, opening its gates for the first time in September of the same year. The choi...
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St. Michael's Catholic High School, located in the town of Watford, Hertfordshire. A Section 5 Ofsted inspection in October 2007 and a Section 48 Inspection by the Archdiocese of Westminster in November 2007 both judged the school as outstanding. It is led by Head Teacher John Murphy STB MA.
St. Michael's Catholic High School was founded by the Dominican Sisters in 1955, opening its gates for the first time in September of the same year. The choice of location was a direct result of an influx of Irish immigrants to Watford who came to construct the M1 Motorway. Prior to the school's opening, there was no Roman Catholic Secondary School in the county. This caused considerable challenges to the existing Holy Rood Primary School, which provided education to the age of 14. The opening of St. Michael's Catholic High School was planned in conjunction with new feeder primaries.
Originally a secondary modern school, St. Michael's Catholic High School became a comprehensive school in 1966,...
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