| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School | |
| Coordinates: | 53.661°N -1.4829°W |
| Motto: | Esse Quam Videri meaning 'To be, rather than to seem to be.' |
| Established: | 1962 |
| Head: | Patrick Caldwell |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | WF2 6EQ |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Urn: | 138950 |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 16 |
| Houses: | Bretton, Clitherow, Fisher, Lambton and Middleton |
| Website: | https://www.st-thomasabecket.bkcat.co.uk |
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.[1] It has 749 pupils enrolled.[2]
The current Headteacher is Dr Patrick Caldwell[3] who succeeded from Catherine Baxendale beginning September 2022, who succeeded John J. Rooney, who succeeded Brian S. L. Donnellan at Christmas 2009.[4]
The school's motto is "Esse Quam Videri", meaning "To be, rather than seem to be". This is also the title of the school hymn.
The school has a specialist status in humanities and used the money provided to improve technology in lessons.