St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
| Established | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Principal | Mr C. Smith |
| Location |
Little Chell Lane Tunstall Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST6 6LZ England |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| DfE number | 861/4711 |
| DfE URN | 140149 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1,072 as of March 2016 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | School website |
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Tunstall area of Stoke-on-Trent in the English county of Staffordshire.[1] The school is named after Saint Margaret Ward, a Roman Catholic martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I for assisting a priest to escape from prison.
Blessed William Southern Roman Catholic County Secondary School was established in 1957 and was renamed St Margaret Ward's Catholic School in 1980. In September 2013 St Margaret Ward Catholic School converted to academy status and was renamed St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy. The school is now part of the Newman Catholic Collegiate, a Multi Academy Trust sponsored by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham.[2]
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs. The sixth form provision is offered as the Trinity Sixth Form, a collaboration between St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy, St John Fisher Catholic College, St Thomas More Catholic Academy and University Academy Kidsgrove.[3]
Notable former pupils
- Robbie Williams, singer, songwriter, and actor[4]