St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School
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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]
| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School | |
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Barnsley Road Sandal , , WF2 6EQ England | |
| Coordinates | 53°39′40″N 1°28′58″W / 53.66099°N 1.48288°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Esse Quam Videri meaning 'To be, rather than to seem to be.' |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1962 |
| Department for Education URN | 138950 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Patrick Caldwell |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Houses | Bretton, Clitherow, Fisher, Lambton and Middleton |
| Website | https://www.st-thomasabecket.bkcat.co.uk |
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]
Motto
editThe school's motto is "Esse Quam Videri", meaning "To be, rather than seem to be". This is also the title of the school hymn.
Specialist status
editThe school has a specialist status in humanities and used the money provided to improve technology in lessons.
References
edit- ^ Magma. "St Thomas à Becket". www.st-thomasabecket.bkcat.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy – GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ creative44. "Staff". St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Rooney, John. "St Thomas a Becket Principal Leaving letter" (PDF). st-thomasabecket.bkcat.co.uk.
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