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A lively Catholic Comprehensive School
Notre Dame High School is a lively, Catholic comprehensive school with a very special, warm ethos which is recognised by all who visit. In recent years it has been at the forefront of new approaches to teaching and learning. It has been a Technology College since 1995 and since 2001 a City Learning Centre. In addition, in 2006 it became a Technology and Humanities College after being identified as a High Performing School by the DfES. As part of the local community, the school provides a wide range of services in the ICT field including training from beginner to advanced levels, technical support and curriculum development support.
A proud history: The Sisters of Notre Dame
As well as being proud of our technological advances we are also extremely proud of our history and the continuing links with the Sisters of Notre Dame, who are still represented on the school’s governing body. The values and traditions which they established are at the heart of the school's continuing development. We consider ourselves to be very fortunate to have an archivist who spends many hours collecting and classifying historical papers and artefacts about the school.
Outstanding reports for an outstanding school
Our school has received four OFSTED reports. The most recent was 2008 and you can access the report if you click here: OFSTED (you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader program to read the file). As in the 2005 inspection the school was judged to be outstanding in each of the 51 judgements, and is a just reward for the efforts of students, staff, parents and Governors. Following the inspection in 2000, Notre Dame High School was named as an 'outstanding' school in the annual report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspection of Schools. In 2005 and in 2008 it was identified as a High Performing School.
Reflection, prayer, and worship
As a Catholic school we are particularly conscious of the need to create opportunities for reflection, prayer and worship. Each day begins and ends with prayer and the celebration of Eucharist is central to the life of the school.