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St Thomas More Catholic School, Wood Green

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Established
  
1952

Religion
  
Roman Catholic

Chair
  
Pat Egan

Number of students
  
800

Gender
  
Mixed-sex education

Type
  
Academy

Executive Headteacher
  
Martin Tissot

Phone
  
+44 20 8888 7122

Founded
  
1952

Location
  
Glendale Avenue Wood Green London N22 5HN England

Address
  
Glendale Ave, Wood Green, London N22 5HN, UK

Similar
  
St Thomas More Catholic, St Pauls Catholic Primary S, Saint Mary's Infant & J

St Thomas More Catholic School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Wood Green, London N22. The school was founded in 1952 at Holcombe Road Tottenham, London N17, fourteen years after work had begun on the buildings. It is the only Roman Catholic secondary school in the London Borough of Haringey.

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The school today

The school has improved its standing in the examination result tables since the appointment in 2010 of executive headteacher, Martin Tissot, who is also headteacher of St George's Roman Catholic Secondary School in Maida Vale. In 2013, the pupils achieved 91% 5 A-Cs in GCSE, 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. St Thomas More achieved academy status in March 2013 and Ofsted judged the school to be outstanding in June 2013.

A £3 million building programme includes a Duke of Edinburgh Award training centre, a dance studio, music studios, drama studios, a multi gym and a floodlit Astroturf pitch.

Notable former pupils

  • Emma Ania, athlete
  • Samantha Fox, glamour model
  • Tony Jarrett, hurdler
  • Pops Mensah-Bonsu, professional basketball player who has spent time with several NBA teams and is now signed with PBC CSKA Moscow
  • Lloyd Opara, professional football player who has spent time at Colchester United and Cambridge United
  • Paolo Vernazza, professional football player who has spent time at Arsenal and Watford FC
  • References

    St Thomas More Catholic School, Wood Green Wikipedia