Blessed George Napier Catholic School

Blessed George Napier Catholic School, known locally as BGN, is a Catholic secondary school and sixth form with academy status. It is located on Addison Road in the Easington ward of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.

Blessed George Napier Catholic School
Address
Addison Road Banbury , Oxfordshire , OX16 9DG England
Coordinates	52°02′55″N 1°14′28″W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Vincit veritas Truth conquers
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic Church
Department for Education URN	141146 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Niamh Dolan
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	870
Website	blessedgeorgenapier.co.uk

Foundation

The school is named "Blessed George Napier" after George Napper (Napier), who is the patron of the school, and there are memorial plaques on the outside of the school, depicting his death. BGN is one of only two Catholic schools offering secondary education in Oxfordshire, the other one being Greyfriars Catholic School in Oxford. Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Oxfordshire County Council and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham, Blessed George Napier Roman Catholic School converted to academy status on 1 August 2014. However the school continues to coordinate with Oxfordshire County Council for admissions.

Facilities

The school has three main buildings, one of which is named the Corrigan building after Monsignor Corrigan, two outbuildings, including a Sports Centre, an Astroturf court at the rear and an on-site Chapel, with stained glass windows depicting the life and death of the School's Patron, Blessed George Napier, as well as one Portakabin as classrooms. The Sports Centre is named the "Monsi" after Monsignor Corrigan, a fairly well-known and long-serving Chair of Governors now deceased. The newest building named the Dupuis Building houses modern Science Laboratories and Maths classrooms. The school also has a large Assembly Hall named after long-time teacher Rachel Smith who died in 2022 after a long battle with cancer. The school has approximately 1000 students in the 11–18 age range, including a sixth form. In the past, BGN has won awards for its school meals catering. It also has a youth choir, who still fundraise at local supermarkets during the Christmas period and go on trips to other countries. There is an annual pilgrimage for year 12 students to Lourdes in France.

Headteachers

There has been six Headteachers of Blessed George Napier since it opened in 1962.

Name	Tenure	Notes
George Grimshaw	1962 - 1973	First Headteacher
Terry O'Flynn	1974 - 1994	Longest serving Headteacher
David Dawson	1995 - 2006
Catherine Weaver	2007 - 2011	First female Headteacher
Fraser Long	2012 - 2020	Became Executive Head
Niamh Dolan	2021 - present	Current Headteacher

External links

• School website