Bishop Thomas Grant School (BTG) is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form, situated in the Streatham area of the London Borough of Lambeth, England.
| Bishop Thomas Grant School | |
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| Address | |
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Belltrees Grove , , SW16 2HY | |
| Information | |
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 9 September 1959 |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Department for Education URN | 100638 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Bernadette Boyle |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 1202 |
| Houses | Matthew, Mark, Luke, John |
| Website | http://www.btg.ac/ |
The school is named after the first Bishop of Southwark, Thomas Grant (1816-1870) who was named in the First Vatican Council. The school was opened on 9 September 1959.[1] BTG is a specialist school in Mathematics and ICT.[2] In September 2009 Bishop Thomas Grant re-opened their sixth form which had closed in 1986. In their 2014 Ofsted inspection, BTG received a mark of outstanding in every category.[3]
Notable alumni
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (December 2022) |
- Ben Cross (1947-2020) - actor[4]
- George Ndah (b. 1974) - footballer, Crystal Palace F.C.
- Nathaniel Clyne (b. 1991) - footballer, Crystal Palace F.C.
- Nathaniel Chalobah (b. 1994) - footballer, West Bromwich Albion F.C.
- Viv Solomon (b. 1996) - footballer[5]
- Trevoh Chalobah (b. 1999) - footballer, Chelsea F.C.[6]
- Giosue Bellagambi (b. 2001) - footballer, Huddersfield Town F.C.
- Jesse Debrah (b. 2000) - footballer, Port Vale F.C.
References
edit- ^ "About BTG". btg.ac.
- ^ "Bishop Thomas Grant 7-11 Prospectus". Issuu. 17 September 2014. p. 10.
- ^ "Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School". Ofsted. October 2014.
- ^ Luaine, Lee (10 April 1991). "Ben Cross bites into TV. Intense actor plays idealists and vampires". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 41.
- ^ "Blue kid on the block - Viv Solomon". Birmingham City Football Club. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Sports Report" (PDF). Nuntius. 8 (2): 10. July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2015.
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