St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School

Academy in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
53°39′40″N 1°28′58″W / 53.66099°N 1.48288°W / 53.66099; -1.48288InformationTypeAcademyMottoEsse Quam Videri meaning 'To be, rather than to seem to be.'Religious affiliation(s)Roman CatholicEstablished1962Department for Education URN138950 TablesOfstedReportsHead teacherPatrick CaldwellGenderCoeducationalAge11 to 16HousesBretton, Clitherow, Fisher, Lambton and MiddletonWebsitehttps://www.st-thomasabecket.bkcat.co.uk

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]

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

The 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

The school has a specialist status in humanities and used the money provided to improve technology in lessons.

References

  1. ^ Magma. "St Thomas à Becket". www.st-thomasabecket.bkcat.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. ^ "St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy – GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  3. ^ creative44. "Staff". St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School. Retrieved 28 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Rooney, John. "St Thomas a Becket Principal Leaving letter" (PDF). st-thomasabecket.bkcat.co.uk.
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