St Thomas More Catholic Schoolis acoeducationalsecondary schoolandsixth formwithacademy status,located inWood Green,LondonN22.The school was founded in 1952 at Holcombe RoadTottenham,LondonN17,fourteen years after work had begun on the buildings.[1]It is the onlyRoman Catholicsecondary school in theLondon Borough of Haringey.[2]
| St Thomas More Catholic School | |
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| Address | |
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Glendale Avenue , London ,N22 5HN England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1952 |
| Department for EducationURN | 139362Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair | John Meadows |
| Executive Headteacher | Martin Tissot |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | c. 1200 |
| Website | http://www.stthomasmoreschool.org.uk/ |
The school today
editThe school has improved its standing in the examination result tables since the appointment in 2010 of executive headteacher, Martin Tissot,[3][4]who is also headteacher ofSt George's Roman Catholic Secondary SchoolinMaida Vale.In 2013, the pupils achieved 91% 5 A-Cs inGCSE,including English and Maths, putting them at the top of the table of Haringey secondary schools to become the "most improved school in the country".[5]St Thomas More achievedacademy statusin March 2013 andOfstedjudged the school to be outstanding in June 2013.
New buildings include aDuke of Edinburgh Awardtraining centre, a dance studio, music studios, drama studios, a multi gym and a floodlitastroturfpitch.[2]
Notable former pupils
edit- Samantha Fox(b. 1966) - singer andglamour model[6]
- Tony Jarrett(b. 1968) -hurdler[7]
- Shaun Leane(b. 1969) - jeweller
- Emma Ania(b. 1980) - athlete[8]
- Pops Mensah-Bonsu(b. 1983) -NBAplayer[citation needed]
- Stefflon Don(b. 1991) - Rapper and singer[citation needed]
- Lawrence Vigouroux(b. 1993) - footballer[9]
- Tobi Adeyemo(b. 2005) - professionalfootballer,Watford F.C.
References
edit- ^"Tottenham: Education", British History Online.Retrieved 19 June 2020
- ^abOfficial website.Retrieved 26 March 2013
- ^Jestico, Daisy (15 November 2010)."New headteacher reversing the fortunes of Wood Green's St Thomas More school".Tottenham and Wood Green Journal.Retrieved20 September2013.
- ^Drury, Flora (24 August 2012)."GCSE results: Wood Green school goes from bottom to top in just four years".Tottenham and Wood Green Journal.Retrieved20 September2013.
- ^Mohamed, Jabor (23 January 2014)."Department for Education figures show St Thomas More Catholic School most improved in the country".Tottenham and Wood Green Independent.Retrieved9 September2020.
- ^"Samantha Fox".Where are They Now?.Comedy Central.Archived fromthe originalon 20 April 2013.Retrieved16 November2013.
- ^Aitken, Alastair (June 2010)."Tony Jarrett June 2010".Alastair Aitken reports on...Highgate Harriers.Retrieved16 November2013.
- ^"Emma Ania".Women's track and field.University of IllinoisAthletics. Archived fromthe originalon 25 August 2008.Retrieved6 November2008.
- ^"Spurs keeper reflects on 'a dream come true' as he eyes first appearance at the Lane".Ham High Website. 11 September 2012.Retrieved1 July2022.
External links
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