St. Andrews C of E High School - The School Crest

The School Crest

The idea of the St Andrew's crest comes from the Scottish national flag showing a shield with the white saltire cross of St Andrew on a blue ground. The cross pierces a red five-leafed open coronet. On the under side of the shield is the Latin school motto: per crucem ad coronam. It means 'By the cross to a crown' The blue is described as heraldic azure.

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