Prior Park College is a Roman Catholic co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils. It is situated on a hill overlooking the city of Bath, in Somerset, in south-west England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building. One of the wings of the mansion includes the Church of St Paul, which was built in 1844 by Scoles and Son and is grade I listed. The adjoining 57-acre (23 ha) Prior Park Landscape Garden, once part of the school site, is now owned by the National Trust. Originally intended to be England's first Catholic university, Prior Park College was founded in 1830, and since then has been a Roman Catholic school. It was established by the Benedictine, Bishop Baines, as a seminary, and continues to provide co-educational schooling for boys and girls aged eleven to eighteen in the Catholic tradition and ecumenical spirit. In 2008, Prior Park A-level pupils received the best results in the history of the school with over one-fifth of all students getting three A grades and 77% receiving A and B grades at A-level. Dr. James Murphy-O'Connor replaced retiring head teacher Dr. Giles Mercer in July 2009.