Headteacher Welcome

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Welcome to St Ignatius College

As Headteacher, it is a pleasure to welcome you to our website which I hope will give you a flavour of life here at St Ignatius College.

First and foremost, our goal is academic excellence and intellectual formation. We believe that with the right support, all students can achieve and they do. We are all boys at KS3 and KS4 and our boys achieve exceptionally well, significantly better than boys locally or nationally.  With a mixed thriving and highly successful Sixth Form, we believe that we have the best of both worlds.

Our students are believed in and cared for: they are known and valued as individuals.  Human flourishing is at the core of our Catholic, Jesuit philosophy of education.  Each individual student is supported to develop fully: academically, socially, emotionally, culturally and spiritually. Our goal is for our students to have the qualifications, confidence, skills and clear sense of self to fulfil their ambitions, live full lives and to go into the world and make it a better place.

Partnership with our parents is fundamental to all we do. We foster strong, open, honest, mutually supportive relationships and welcome and expect parents to be involved in all aspects of school life. We are outward looking and work closely with many other organisations, both locally and nationally.

The social, economic and cultural diversity of our community enriches us.  We are a Catholic, Jesuit school but in addition to Catholics, our students and staff belong to other faiths and other Christian traditions, and we encourage all of them to play a full part in the spiritual life of the school and to gain a deeper understanding of their faith. We have a wide catchment and are oversubscribed but you don’t need to be Catholic to attend this school.  

I warmly invite you and encourage you to visit to witness for yourselves life at St Ignatius College.

Mary O'Keeffe 
Headteacher 

 

Latest Tweets

@st_ignatius May - 23
The Ignatian Review is out today. Follow this link to read news and updates from this half term: https://t.co/dMHchnhgdp
@st_ignatius May - 23
We are pleased to announce that Ms Socrates has been appointed as the next Headteacher of St Ignatius College. While we will be sad to see Mrs O'Keeffe retire in July, we can look to the future with optimism as a new chapter in the history books of the College opens.#AMDG pic.twitter.com/t328HSiFRg
@st_ignatius May - 22
This week, all Year 10 Geography students visited Epping Forest Field Studies Centre and spent the day taking measurements of Debden Brook. The measurements and field sketches taken will help them answer the question: how do river characteristics change?#AMDG pic.twitter.com/keO9fJeNwO
@st_ignatius May - 22
We were recently gifted all the books shortlisted books by The Carneiges for the library. This included books more appropriate to primary school age readers so we were delighted to be able to donate them to our friends at St Marys Primary School.#AMDG pic.twitter.com/wBc6hEVcjJ
@st_ignatius May - 19
The person of the week is Dr Abeba Birhane, a cognitive scientist from Ethiopia who studied the impacts of emerging AI technologies ​#PotW The word of the week is diaspora, a population that is spread across regions not it's geographic point of origin #AMDG pic.twitter.com/21MUm9pJ29
@st_ignatius May - 17
This week, Enfield sees a real local derby as Enfield Cricket Club take on Winchmore Hill at their newest home pitch, St Ignatius College. Sparks will fly. 🏏💥 pic.twitter.com/gJt0bew4D4
@st_ignatius May - 16
Matthew Burrow gave an extremely engaging talk about SP Jain London School of Management and the courses and opportunities it offers to some of our Year 12 students today. Thank you to Matthew for his inspiring presentation. #FuturesFriday pic.twitter.com/6FShtf0r7n
@st_ignatius May - 12
The person of the week is Nicholas Pinnock, a film, television and theatre actor who became an ambassador for Mind in 2013. Nicholas has continued to help spread the message that it's ok to talk about mental health. The word of the week is community #AMDG pic.twitter.com/NqcJybuOoV
@st_ignatius May - 9
The Year13 Mass of Thanksgiving was a heartfelt and reflective service.Students were reminded that exams are important but they don't define them and that every one had left their mark on this College through their acts of kindness.#AMDG pic.twitter.com/dpsewKRoc7
@st_ignatius May - 8
We’re bowled over with excitement to announce a brand-new partnership between St Ignatius College and Enfield Cricket Club! will host a number of fixtures here starting this Saturday with a match against #AMDG pic.twitter.com/I08ytOc5rF
@st_ignatius May - 7
The Year 11 Mass of Inspiration was an uplifting service offering emotional and spiritual support preparing students to approach their exams and study leave with a sense of hope and determination. pic.twitter.com/sOBqD91Yux
@st_ignatius May - 7
A huge thank you to the incredible London Sinfonietta for leading such inspiring workshops with our students! The opportunity for students to play with musicians they had seen on stage at the Southbank Centre was a truly unforgettable experience!#AMDG pic.twitter.com/ieajU4yBFC