Coloma Convent Girls' School

Coloma Convent Girls' School
Location
Upper Shirley Road

Shirley
,
Greater London
,
CR9 5AS

England

51°22′10″N 0°03′10″W / 51.369361°N 0.052846°W / 51.369361; -0.052846
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoLaborare Est Orare (To Work is to Pray)
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Established1869
FounderThe Very Reverend Canon Van Crombrugghe
Local authority
Croydon
TrustSELCAT
149347 Tables
OfstedReports
Headteacher
Danielle Bumford-Sinclair
GenderGirls
Age11 to 18
ColourNavy blue   Light blue  
Websitecoloma.croydon.sch.uk

Coloma Convent Girls' School is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form in a semi-rural location in Shirley, on the outskirts of Croydon, South London, England.[1]

History

The school regards its founder as being Constant van Crombrugghe, who founded the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary and Joseph in Belgium in 1817. There is a bronze bust of Van Crombrugghe in the Main Hall and a painting of him in their Performing Arts Centre.

The school opened on 2 August 1869, with one pupil. In 1871, property was found in Tavistock Road, Croydon, and named Coloma. The school remained there until its move in 1965 to the present site. At the start of its history, the school's motto was Timpore in Silvam (in time a forest) but after it became an established place of learning it was changed to Laborare est Orare (to work is to pray).

Previously a grammar school, Coloma became a comprehensive school in 1978, and was a grant-maintained school in 1994–1999. In 2000 the school opened a sixth form.[2] From September 2010 until late 2018 The Quest Academy was part of the separate Coloma Trust, an academy trust that later also included the Archbishop Lanfranc school.[3]

Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Croydon London Borough Council,[4] in November 2022 Coloma Convent Girls' School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by SELCAT,[5] but continues to be under the jurisdiction of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark.

Combined Cadet Force

While the school does not have their own Combined Cadet Force (CCF), a few of the girls per year get to attend CCF training at Royal Russell School enabling them to experience the Army or the RAF.[6]

Alumnae

Coloma Convent Girls' School

Coloma Girls' Grammar School

References

  1. ↑ "Education | League Tables | Performance results for Coloma Convent Girls' School". BBC News. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Reach, Smarter. "History of Coloma".
  3. ↑ "AFTER 40 years of teaching, Selsdon High School shut its doors for the last time on Wednesday. | This is Croydon". Thisiscroydontoday.co.uk. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Coloma Convent Girls' School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to SELCAT". Selcat.org.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Reach, Smarter. "Combined Cadet Force".
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