St Thomas More Catholic School, Wood Green Explained

St Thomas More Catholic School
Established:1952
Type:Academy
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Head Label:Executive Headteacher
Head:Martin Tissot
Chair:John Meadows
Address:Glendale Avenue
City:Wood Green
County:London
Country:England
Postcode:N22 5HN
Dfeno:309/4703
Ofsted:yes
Urn:139362
Enrolment:c. 1200
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Website:http://www.stthomasmoreschool.org.uk/

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.[1] It is the only Roman Catholic secondary school in the London Borough of Haringey.[2]

The school today

The 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 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".[5] St Thomas More achieved academy status in March 2013 and Ofsted judged the school to be outstanding in June 2013.

New buildings include a Duke of Edinburgh Award training centre, a dance studio, music studios, drama studios, a multi gym and a floodlit astroturf pitch.[2]

Notable former pupils

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=26998 "Tottenham: Education", British History Online
  2. http://www.stthomasmoreschool.org.uk/ Official website
  3. News: Jestico, Daisy . 15 November 2010 . New headteacher reversing the fortunes of Wood Green's St Thomas More school . Tottenham and Wood Green Journal . 20 September 2013.
  4. News: Drury, Flora . 24 August 2012 . GCSE results: Wood Green school goes from bottom to top in just four years . Tottenham and Wood Green Journal . 20 September 2013.
  5. News: 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 . 9 September 2020.
  6. Web site: Samantha Fox . Where are They Now? . . 16 November 2013 . dead. https://archive.today/20130420023623/http://press.comedycentral.co.uk/daily-fix/where-are-they-now/samantha-fox . 20 April 2013 .
  7. Web site: Tony Jarrett June 2010 . Alastair Aitken reports on ... . Highgate Harriers . June 2010 . 16 November 2013 . Aitken, Alastair.
  8. Web site: Emma Ania . Women's track and field . University of Illinois Athletics . 6 November 2008 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080825074821/http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/w-track/mtt/ania_emma00.html . 25 August 2008 .
  9. News: Spurs keeper reflects on 'a dream come true' as he eyes first appearance at the Lane. Ham High Website. 11 September 2012. 1 July 2022.

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