School Summary

The St Thomas the Apostle College


Boys: 986
Girls: 83
Total Pupils: 1069
Opened:
Ofsted: Outstanding
Headteacher: Eamon Connolly
The St Thomas the Apostle College
Hollydale Road
London

SE15 2EB
Telephone: 02076390106
Website: http://www.stac.uk.com/

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AdministrativeWard (code): E05011108
AdministrativeWard (name): Nunhead & Queen's Road
AdmissionsPolicy (code): 4
AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
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Boarders (code): 1
Boarders (name): No boarders
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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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Diocese (code): RC19
Diocese (name): Archdiocese of Southwark
DistrictAdministrative (code): E09000028
DistrictAdministrative (name): Southwark
EBD (name): Not applicable
Easting: 535096
EdByOther (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: The St Thomas the Apostle College
EstablishmentNumber: 5402
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
EstablishmentTypeGroup (code): 4
EstablishmentTypeGroup (name): Local authority maintained schools
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GOR (code): H
GOR (name): London
GSSLACode (name): E09000028
Gender (code): 1
Gender (name): Boys
HeadFirstName: Eamon
HeadLastName: Connolly
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Headteacher
HeadTitle (name): Mr
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LA (code): 210
LA (name): Southwark
LSOA (code): E01004004
LSOA (name): Southwark 023C
LastChangedDate: 27-06-2023
Locality: Nunhead
MSOA (code): E02000829
MSOA (name): Southwark 023
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Northing: 176433
NumberOfBoys: 986
NumberOfGirls: 83
NumberOfPupils: 1069
NurseryProvision (name): No Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 1
OfficialSixthForm (name): Has a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 21-11-2018
OfstedRating (name): Outstanding
OfstedSpecialMeasures (code): 0
OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
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ParliamentaryConstituency (code): E14000615
ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Camberwell and Peckham
PercentageFSM: 34.20
PhaseOfEducation (code): 4
PhaseOfEducation (name): Secondary
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Postcode: SE15 2EB
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RSCRegion (name): South-East England and South London
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (name): Not applicable
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): Not applicable
ReligiousCharacter (code): 03
ReligiousCharacter (name): Roman Catholic
ReligiousEthos (name): Does not apply
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SchoolCapacity: 1000
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Not applicable
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SchoolWebsite: http://www.stac.uk.com/
Section41Approved (name): Not applicable
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SpecialClasses (code): 2
SpecialClasses (name): No Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 18
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Hollydale Road
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TelephoneNum: 02076390106
Town: London
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 0
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Not applicable
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TypeOfEstablishment (code): 02
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Voluntary aided school
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UKPRN: 10016208
UPRN: 200003493834
URN: 100857
UrbanRural (code): A1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
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rating: 3.9
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reviews: [{"publishTime":"2020-10-09T11:57:56Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","author":"Angelina Okere","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/112832973468287238648\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMTPOTh3kaQoviNpori80IMcBnWya_b6bDbtBznXeL6Sh_o=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Brilliant school. I love the way the boys are disciplined in various aspects. Parent teacher communication is excellent. My son had the opportunity to move school purely because of the travel distance but he refused to leave and he intends to stay for 6th form education. The school is Outstanding.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Brilliant school. I love the way the boys are disciplined in various aspects. Parent teacher communication is excellent. My son had the opportunity to move school purely because of the travel distance but he refused to leave and he intends to stay for 6th form education. The school is Outstanding.","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2012-09-20T19:57:21Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"10 years ago","author":"L \u00e2\u0080\u009cBright\u00e2\u0080\u009d Pop","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/104271696027698959273\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMQHa-v0l-92Z2BrE5YZIaXqP8dnufO3pL3Qrl9MbIW2ZYA=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":3,"text":{"text":"Both my sons go to this school I have heard a lot of bad stories and have had a few conversations with some teachers. One of my sons needs extra help so I am looking to see how his needs will be met quite OK with what the governors and teachers are trying to do . I hope they succeed both the school and the community of parents need to help its not a one way street.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Both my sons go to this school I have heard a lot of bad stories and have had a few conversations with some teachers. One of my sons needs extra help so I am looking to see how his needs will be met quite OK with what the governors and teachers are trying to do . I hope they succeed both the school and the community of parents need to help its not a one way street.","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2018-06-09T08:11:02Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","author":"Ozz Brian","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/102619130948108344031\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtckJRvPyX7zfw04DergoPMhdXIDDsI1aUeUKTZgSB4T=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":1,"text":{"text":"This school was the worst School in Southwark during the 2000s. As a student, i was constantly bullied by both pupils and teachers. Teachers had no hope in me and i was blacklisted by my whole year. This school was more trash than it is (my year passed with 33% GCSE's inc English and Maths)\n\nNow that the school is indeed 'successful', i believe it is successful for all the wrong reasons. As someone who is now successful and works in Education, the school going through an outdated route of unruly strictness and Autocratic leadership does not help pupils achieve their goals.\n\nThe teachers can keep boasting about 'being top in southwark' or whatever but it seems they are only interested in being in the top rather than helping pupils achieve their goals from i've read. It's time the school rethink its strategy and start thinking about looking back at the old days how it was (minus the bad behaviour). Not this new nonsense of harsh discipline that is soooo 2006.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"This school was the worst School in Southwark during the 2000s. As a student, i was constantly bullied by both pupils and teachers. Teachers had no hope in me and i was blacklisted by my whole year. This school was more trash than it is (my year passed with 33% GCSE's inc English and Maths)\n\nNow that the school is indeed 'successful', i believe it is successful for all the wrong reasons. As someone who is now successful and works in Education, the school going through an outdated route of unruly strictness and Autocratic leadership does not help pupils achieve their goals.\n\nThe teachers can keep boasting about 'being top in southwark' or whatever but it seems they are only interested in being in the top rather than helping pupils achieve their goals from i've read. It's time the school rethink its strategy and start thinking about looking back at the old days how it was (minus the bad behaviour). Not this new nonsense of harsh discipline that is soooo 2006.","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2019-07-13T21:43:32Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 years ago","author":"Franco DiGiovanni","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/109941963043104302825\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtdc2sWgY3pqaAgKn7lTwR7lTD8b9FexhjOnmcrDvcjP=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I went to this school from 1975-82. It contributed to my successes in later life (university degree, PhD, and am now an environmental consultant in Ontario, Canada). I still have work habits that were ingrained into me by my teachers back then. Life is what you make of it - St Thomas' helped me along the way.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I went to this school from 1975-82. It contributed to my successes in later life (university degree, PhD, and am now an environmental consultant in Ontario, Canada). I still have work habits that were ingrained into me by my teachers back then. Life is what you make of it - St Thomas' helped me along the way.","languageCode":"en"}},{"publishTime":"2022-01-02T09:58:58Z","relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","author":"Ishy XO9 gd","authorUri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/103147223361171698110\/reviews","authorPhotoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMRE11TaoZi_ZwzIUor8P7pf5tQm6oyhgR8LOFukz_e3Pvg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Brilliant school .The boys are welll respectful and well disapling The Teacher are friendly and take interests in making the boys do great in there Education","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Brilliant school .The boys are welll respectful and well disapling The Teacher are friendly and take interests in making the boys do great in there Education","languageCode":"en"}}]
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