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St Thomas the Apostle College

School in Southwark, UK

Field	Value
name	St. Thomas the Apostle College
caption	School Logo
coordinates
established
type	Voluntary aided school
Comprehensive school
religious_affiliation	Roman Catholic
executive_headteacher	Serge Cefai
head_label	Headteacher
head	Eamon Connolly
chair	Joseph Reed
address	Hollydale Road
city	Nunhead
county	London
country	England
postcode	SE15 2EB
local_authority	Southwark
urn	100857
ofsted	yes
enrolment
gender	Boys (with a co-educational Sixth Form)
lower_age	11
upper_age	18
website	http://www.stac.uk.com/

Comprehensive school

St. Thomas the Apostle College is a Roman Catholic comprehensive secondary school for boys in Nunhead, London. A co-educational sixth form was opened in 2015.

The school was rebuilt and the new school building was opened by the Archbishop of Southwark, Peter Smith, in January 2013. The original Catholic chapel, an important feature in the life of the school, was retained and is the focus for the Catholic and pastoral life of the students.

In September 2015, St Thomas the Apostle College expanded its provision by opening a co-educational Sixth Form.

The College was the winner of the 2024 Basketball England, Education Institution of the Year award.

History of the college

St. Thomas the Apostle College opened in September 1965 as St. Thomas the Apostle School. The initial intake came from two schools – English Martyrs and St Francis. In September 1967 boys from Archbishop Amigo also joined. The founder headmaster was Mr W. Uden and his first deputy was Mr. D. Crawford.

The college became grant maintained in September 1994 and became known as St. Thomas The Apostle College. In 1998 the college reverted to a voluntary aided status.

There are four houses, named after four English martyrs from the sixteenth century during the reign of Elizabeth I – Griffith, Gunstone, Saint John Jones and Saint John Rigby. Some confusion can be found in the details of the houses, because St. John Jones went by the name of 'Griffith' during the sixteenth century.

Notable former pupils

Ademola Lookman, footballer
Roy Kennedy, politician
Nigel Quashie, footballer
Nyron Nosworthy, footballer
Romain Esse, footballer
Danny Haynes, footballer
Cody Drameh, footballer
Emmanuel Onariase, footballer
Dickson Etuhu, footballer
Kelvin Etuhu, footballer
Tyrone Berry, footballer
Michael Timlin, footballer
Michael Mison, footballer
Alex Addai, footballer
Dennis Adeniran, footballer

References

"BE Awards 2024: Education Institution of the Year {{!}} Basketball England".
Pitt-Brooke, Jack. (6 January 2017). "How Ademola Lookman slipped through the academy net before making his £11m move to Everton". The Independent.

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