St Thomas More Catholic Academy
St Thomas More Catholic Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Longton area of Stoke-on-Trent in the English county of Staffordshire.[1] The school is named after Saint Thomas More, a sixteenth century elder statesman who was martyred for his refusal to accept King Henry VIII's claim to be the supreme head of the church.
| St Thomas More Catholic Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Longton Hall Road ST3 2NJ England | |
| Coordinates | 52°59′16″N 2°08′52″W / 52.9879°N 2.14783°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Aspire to be More |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1980 |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Department for Education URN | 140304 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Mark Rayner |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,141 as of October 2022[update] Of which 120 on roll in the sixth form |
| Houses | 7 each representing a different Saint |
| Website | www |
First established in 1980 as a voluntary aided upper school for pupils aged 12 to 18, in 1983 St Thomas More became a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18. The school gained a specialism in Maths and Computing in 2004 and became a Training school in 2009. In 2013 the school relocated to a new building and converted to academy status, sponsored by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham.[2]
St Thomas More Catholic Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs. The sixth form provision is offered as the Trinity Sixth Form, a collaboration between St Thomas More Catholic Academy, St John Fisher Catholic College, and St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy.[3]
Alumni edit
- Marcus Jones (b. 1974) - politician, Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Nuneaton (2010- )
- Jon Ashton (b. 1982) - footballer
References edit
External links edit
- St Thomas More Catholic Academy official website