St Thomas More Catholic School, Nuneaton

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St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
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Address
St Thomas More Catholic School, Nuneaton
Greenmoor Road

Nuneaton
,
Warwickshire
,
CV10 7EX

England
Coordinates 52°31′01″N1°28′51″W / 52.5169°N 1.4808°W / 52.5169; -1.4808
Information
Type Academy
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Local authorityWarwickshire County Council
SpecialistTechnology
Department for Education URN 141836 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalLeearna Thomas
Staff117
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment911 approx
HousesArrowsmith, Clitherow, Kirby, Sherwin, Webster and Gennings
Colour(s)  
Maroon and Gold (Sixth Form colours are Royal Blue and Gold)
  
Website http://www.st-thomas-more.net/

St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College (formerly St Thomas More Catholic School and Technology College) is a mixed Roman Catholic secondary school located on Greenmoor Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. It is listed as a specialist Technology school by Ofsted, which requires the school to offer GCSEs in Technology to all students. [1] The principal is Mrs Leearna Thomas who has been in the position since the beginning of 2018 after taking over from Mr Francis Hickey. As of September 2012, the educational establishment has been rated as 'good' ' by Ofsted, who previously gave it an 'outstanding'. [2]

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History

The school was opened as the Arbury Senior Council School on Thursday 18 May 1938. Designed by local architect H. N. Jepson, the school was expected to accommodate 800 students in separate boys and girls departments. Construction on the 13 acre site began in October 1937, with the main block opening as a mixed school with an initial capacity of 400 students. [3] The school and playing fields occupied land originally purchased by the council in the 1930s from the FitzRoy Newdegate family. [4]

Mr Alan Grain was appointed the first headmaster of the newly opened school. [5] With the introduction of the Tripartite System, the school became the Arbury County Secondary Modern. [6]

In the 1970s, schools in Nuneaton were reorganised by the local authority as part of the nationwide introduction of the comprehensive system. Arbury was merged with George Eliot County High to form a new enlarged school on the George Eliot site. This new comprehensive also absorbed the nearby sites of Caldwell County Junior School and St. Joseph's R.C High School. Forced to vacate their site, St. Joseph's R.C High School opened in 1974 as the voluntary aided St.Thomas More Catholic School on the former Arbury site along Greenmoor Road. [7] The idea of Arbury and St. Joseph's 'swapping' sites was suggested as early as 1969 by the local authority as it planned for the upcoming move to comprehensive education. [8]

Academy status

In March 2015, the school, together with its feeder schools, completed its conversion into an academy. Whilst retaining its previous name, the school is now a part of the Holy Spirit Catholic Multi-Academy. Its fellow members are:

Sixth Form

St Thomas More Sixth Form was established in September 2011 with the current director of the Sixth Form being Amita Patel. The current requirements for admission to the sixth form is 5 GCSEs A*-C with at least a C in both Maths and English. Currently only AS and A2 levels are taught at the sixth form as the main education; as well as an additional ASDAN course.

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References

  1. ↑ Ofsted Communications Team (28 March 2019). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk.
  2. ↑ Ofsted Communications Team (1 January 2018). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk.
  3. ↑ "Midland Counties Tribune - Friday 19 May 1939" . Retrieved 21 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Greenmoor Community Allotment Association more history". gcaa. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Midland Counties Tribune - Friday 21 April 1939" . Retrieved 21 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Midland Counties Tribune - Friday 23 July 1954" . Retrieved 21 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Coleshill Chronicle - Friday 26 March 1971" . Retrieved 23 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Coventry Evening Telegraph - Tuesday 23 September 1969" . Retrieved 23 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
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