St. Bede's College, Manchester
| Motto |
Latin: Nunquam Otio Torpebat ("He never relaxed in idleness") |
|---|---|
| Established | 1876 |
| Type | Independent day school |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Headmaster | Dr Richard Robson |
| Chair of the Governors | Fr Paul Daly STL |
| Founder | Cardinal Vaughan |
| Location |
Alexandra Park Manchester M16 8HX England 53°27′05″N 2°15′09″W / 53.4515°N 2.2526°WCoordinates: 53°27′05″N 2°15′09″W / 53.4515°N 2.2526°W |
| DfE number | 352/6032 |
| Students | 700~ |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Houses | Siena Bosco Campion |
| Colours | Blue Gold |
| Publications | Baeda |
| Former pupils | Old Bedians |
| Website | www.sbcm.co.uk |
St Bede's College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational school for children from 3–18 years on Alexandra Road South in Whalley Range, Manchester, England. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Dr Richard Robson has been Headmaster of the College since January 2015.
Founded in 1876 by the Bishop of Salford, Herbert Vaughan, the College moved to its present site on Alexandra Park Road a few years later after the acquisition of the former Manchester Aquarium building. Shortly afterwards, work began on the Vaughan Building, the College's Grade One listed building.
The original school was at 16 Devonshire Street, Grosvenor Square, off Oxford Road (then called Oxford Street) and was set up in 1876 by the then Bishop of Salford, Herbert Vaughan, later Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster. Originally, the school was conceived as a "commercial school" to prepare the sons of Manchester Catholics for a life in business and the professions.
This was the first school under the patronage of Saint Bede: possibly the name was chosen because the Cardinal's brother, a Benedictine and the Archbishop of Sydney, was Dom Bede Vaughan. In August 1877, the Manchester Aquarium on Alexandra Road South and the plot of land around it was purchased by the then Bishop Vaughan for College purposes. On 10 September 1877, St Bede's College re-opened in the Manchester Aquarium with 45 pupils who were taught by 11 staff, 8 of them priests. The faculty lived in 'Rose Lawn', until the accommodation levels were completed in the Vaughan Building, for both clergy and a large number of boarders. The somewhat spartan conditions were alleviated by a team of long-serving nuns, who took care of the domestic and catering requirements, as well as a number of lay staff.
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