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- St Ambrose College is an 11–18 Christian Brothers ' Roman Catholic boys' grammar school in Hale Barns, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. It was founded in 1946 by Joseph Robertson.
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St Ambrose College is an 11–18 Christian Brothers' Roman Catholic boys' grammar school in Hale Barns, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. It was founded in 1946 by Joseph Robertson. In 2012 the school became an academy, and was completely re-built. Upon leaving the college, boys are referred to as ‘Old Ambrosians’ and many go on to ...
In 1942 the school was officially named ‘St Ambrose College’, in honour of Bishop Ambrose Moriarty, who had been so supportive. The De La Salle Brothers returned to Guernsey following the liberation of the Channel Islands and in September 1946, at the request of the Bishop, the Christian Brothers took responsibility for St Ambrose College.
- The Guernsey Connection
- Oakleigh
- Woodeaves in Hale Barns
- Recognition and Expansion – Brother W.D. Foley O.B.E.
- Consolidation
- Brother J.C. Ring
- Brother P.F. Rynne
- Brother T. Coleman (1984-91) – HMC Status and A New Preparatory School
The story of the origins of St. Ambrose College is inextricably linked with the German invasion and occupation of Guernsey in June 1940, which caused the evacuation to England of a party of schoolboys and their De La Salle teachers from Les Vauxbelets College. During the so-called ‘phoney war’ of 1939-40, which preceded the German Blitzkrieg in Wes...
Michael Marchant, who now lives in Stratford-on-Avon, remembers his days at Oakleigh quite vividly. His family were very gratefbl for the foundation of a Catholic Boys’ Grammar School in Altrincham. He particularly remembers the Headmaster. Brother Clarence, and also Brothers Dennis, Osmond, Vincent and Chad. He was 7 years of age when he attended ...
Brother J.J.Dowling was the Head Master from 1945 until 1948 and supervised the transfer from ‘Oakleigh’ to ‘Woodeaves’. (He died in 1990). The site at Hale Barns. which Canon Donnelly had purchased. was also intended to contain a new Parish Church and Presbytery (the future Holy Angels) and a new Secondary School (the future Blessed Thomas Holford...
St.Ambrose College was indeed fortunate to have the experienced and talented Brother Foley as Headmaster in 1961. He had been Headmaster at St.Edward1s, Liverpool, and had recently received the O.B.E. for services to education in Gibraltar after the war. Confident, enthusiastic. shrewd and persuasive, he combined a sense of vision and optimism with...
Brother J.G.Gleeson had been Deputy Headmaster at St.John Rigby College, Orrell, before moving to St.Arnbrose College. An enthusiast for musical and stage productions, he possessed a fine tenor voice, and was a useful pianist. At Orrell he had been a particularly successful teacher of Classics and an enthusiastic, even fanatical, rugby coach. The C...
Brother Ring had taught at St.Ambrose College during the ‘Woodeaves’ period in the 1950s. He had later taught at Blackpool, Orrell and St.Edwardts, Liverpool. A generous, sensitive, sincere man, with a dry sense of humour (a Limerick man!), he was always immaculately dressed. Cultivated and cultured, he enjoyed visiting the theatre and Halle concer...
Brother Rynne had taught Maths and History at the College with great success for over twenty years when he was appointed Headmaster in succession to Brother Ring. Throughout the period he had also been in charge of the Book Room (St.Ambrose College’s equivalent of Anfield’s ‘Boot Room’?), and the ordering of all school stationery. His ‘0’ level Mat...
A native of Plymouth (and loyal supporter of Plymouth Argyle), Brother Coleman had been a successhl and distinguished Headmaster at St.Maryls, Crosby, and also St.Brendanls, Bristol. Indeed, in Bristol he had supervised the transition of the Brothers’ Independent Boys’ School into a mixed Sixth Form College under LEA control. His headships were mar...
The Saint Ambrose College History Society was established in 2003 and is run by Sixth formers who prepare a weekly programme of presentations.
Saint Ambrose College is one of twelve English schools which retain links the Edmund Rice Network. Born in Callan, Ireland, in 1762, Edmund Rice founded his first school in Waterford in 1802.
St. Ambrose was founded as a seminary and school of commerce for young men in 1882, known as St. Ambrose Academy. It owes its beginning to the first Bishop of Davenport, John McMullen, who founded it under the auspices of the Diocese of Davenport. The affiliation remains strong today.
St. Ambrose University. Location: Davenport, Iowa. Founded: 1882. Enrollment. (Fall 2020): Undergraduates: 2,305 (full-time: 2,180; part-time: 125)
