Saint Joseph's Academy began life in 1860 as an extension of the work of the Brothers in Saint Joseph's College, Clapham. Bishop Grant asked them to start a new school in Saint George's parish, Kennington. The Brothers who taught in the Academy initially belonged to the Clapham Community and travelled each day to Kennington (the Bishop agreed to provide the money for their fares on the omnibus). Then, in January 1865, they were set up as a separate Community under the leadership of Brother Acheul as the first Director. The Academy operated in Kennington for 56 years. In 1916 it moved to Camberwell for a few years and finally it moved to Lee Terrace in 1919 to become Saint Joseph's Academy, Blackheath.
In 1977 Saint Joseph's Academy made the transition from grammar school to comprehensive school. Unfortunately, it did not cope well with the change and, in the 1980s, went into gradual decline, merging with Saint Austin's Boys School, Charlton; for some time the Saint Austin's site was used for the lower school. Eventually, the site in Charlton was repurposed as the site for Christ the King Sixth Form College before moving to its current site on Belmont Hill. Starting in the early 1990s, the school went through a particularly troubled period with a series of OFSTED inspections that placed it in a category of either ‘special measures’ or ‘serious weaknesses’ for eleven years.
In 2002, at the initiative of the headteacher, Peter Stickings, and the chairman of governors, Brother Ben Foy, it was suggested that the only remedy for the terminal decline of St Joseph's would be for it to become part of the Academies programme, which was then being vigorously promoted by the government as a way of rescuing schools in serious difficulties, especially in London. The proposal involved the closure not only of Saint Joseph's Academy but also that of the neighbouring Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School and their joint re-emergence as a 3-16 all-through co-educational Academy.
High-level discussions on the feasibility of the proposal took place involving the De La Salle Trustees, the Diocese of Southwark, the Department for Education and Science and Lewisham Borough Council. All parties agreed that it was an idea worth pursuing. The co-sponsors of the Academy would be the Diocese and the De La Salle Trustees, the latter providing most of the land for the site of the new Academy.
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Terry, Collins (June 2007). "Joseph and Matthew: A Tale of Two Academies" (PDF). Lasallians. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
December 09, 2023
joseph, academy, blackheath, josephs, academy, boys, roman, catholic, academy, located, blackheath, london, england, josephs, academy, blackheath, boys, locationblackheath, greater, londonenglandcoordinates51, 4635, 0022, 4635, 0022informationtypeacademymotto,. St Josephs Academy was an all boys Roman Catholic academy located in Blackheath London England St Josephs Academy Blackheath Boys LocationBlackheath Greater LondonEnglandCoordinates51 27 49 N 0 00 08 E 51 4635 N 0 0022 E 51 4635 0 0022InformationTypeAcademyMotto Animo et fide Established1860Closed2007Grades7 11Enrolment965 as of 2007 Campus10 acres 40 000 m2 Colour s Green and Yellow AffiliationsRoman CatholicSaint Joseph s Academy began life in 1860 as an extension of the work of the Brothers in Saint Joseph s College Clapham Bishop Grant asked them to start a new school in Saint George s parish Kennington The Brothers who taught in the Academy initially belonged to the Clapham Community and travelled each day to Kennington the Bishop agreed to provide the money for their fares on the omnibus Then in January 1865 they were set up as a separate Community under the leadership of Brother Acheul as the first Director The Academy operated in Kennington for 56 years In 1916 it moved to Camberwell for a few years and finally it moved to Lee Terrace in 1919 to become Saint Joseph s Academy Blackheath In 1977 Saint Joseph s Academy made the transition from grammar school to comprehensive school Unfortunately it did not cope well with the change and in the 1980s went into gradual decline merging with Saint Austin s Boys School Charlton for some time the Saint Austin s site was used for the lower school Eventually the site in Charlton was repurposed as the site for Christ the King Sixth Form College before moving to its current site on Belmont Hill Starting in the early 1990s the school went through a particularly troubled period with a series of OFSTED inspections that placed it in a category of either special measures or serious weaknesses for eleven years In 2002 at the initiative of the headteacher Peter Stickings and the chairman of governors Brother Ben Foy it was suggested that the only remedy for the terminal decline of St Joseph s would be for it to become part of the Academies programme which was then being vigorously promoted by the government as a way of rescuing schools in serious difficulties especially in London The proposal involved the closure not only of Saint Joseph s Academy but also that of the neighbouring Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School and their joint re emergence as a 3 16 all through co educational Academy High level discussions on the feasibility of the proposal took place involving the De La Salle Trustees the Diocese of Southwark the Department for Education and Science and Lewisham Borough Council All parties agreed that it was an idea worth pursuing The co sponsors of the Academy would be the Diocese and the De La Salle Trustees the latter providing most of the land for the site of the new Academy This Academy emerged as St Matthew Academy as of September 2007 Notable former pupils editThe following people have attended St Joseph s Academy Elijah Baker actor Anthony Barness footballer Edmund Michael Hubert Capper Anglican bishop 1 Anthony Costello paediatrician research scientist director at WHO Jonathan Dove composer of operas and choral works Kevin Burke traditional Irish fiddler Ali Fuseini footballer John Gallagher All Black rugby player Jeremy Healy musician and DJ John Henry toxicologist 2 Femi Ilesanmi footballer David Lodge author 3 Tony Marchant playwright Louis McCarthy Scarsbrook professional Rugby League player and England international Tom Raworth writer and graphic artist John Regis athlete Cherno Samba footballer 4 Jlloyd Samuel footballer Louis Wain artist 5 Michael Worrincy professional Rugby League player Rob Worrincy professional Rugby League playerReferences edit Who was Who 1897 2007 London A amp C Black 2007 ISBN 978 0 19 954087 7 1 Platt Michael 22 July 2008 Obituary John Henry The Guardian Retrieved 24 August 2023 David Lodge The Guardian 22 July 2008 Retrieved 24 August 2023 Samba Chero 9 November 2021 I felt like I d failed Cherno Samba on life after being a Championship Manager wonderkid Four Four Two Retrieved 24 August 2023 Parkin Michael 2004 Wain Louis William 1860 1939 artist Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 36677 Subscription or UK public library membership required Source editTerry Collins June 2007 Joseph and Matthew A Tale of Two Academies PDF Lasallians Retrieved 10 May 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Joseph 27s Academy Blackheath amp oldid 1172305754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
