St Thomas the Apostle College
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St. Thomas the Apostle School and Sixth Form College is an Outstanding Roman Catholic secondary school for boys in Nunhead, London. A co-educational Sixth Form was opened in 2015.
The school has been extensively rebuilt and the new school building was opened by the Archbishop of Southwark, Peter Smith, in January 2013, to provide modern teaching spaces and updated facilities. The original Catholic chapel, an important feature in the life of the school, was retained and is the focus for the Catholic and pastoral life of the students.
The Headteacher is Mr. Eamon Connolly, formerly Vice Principal of Mossbourne Academy. Mr. Serge Cefai (Principal of Sacred Heart Catholic School, Camberwell) is Executive Headteacher. Mr Connolly was appointed Headteacher with effect from September 2012.
In August 2013, St Thomas the Apostle College achieved its – up until then – best ever GCSE results, recording 73% A*-C, including English & Maths. In 2013, St Thomas the Apostle College was one of the most improved schools in the UK and among the best in the London Borough of Southwark.
In August 2014, St Thomas the Apostle College achieved its – then – best ever GCSE results, recording 75% A*-C, including English & Maths, retaining its position among the best in Southwark. Under the new senior leadership team put in place by Mr Connolly and Mr Cefai from September 2012, the Ofsted inspection carried out an inspection on 27 and 28 November 2014 which rated the College "Outstanding" in every category.In September 2015, St Thomas the Apostle College expanded its provision by opening a co-educational Sixth Form.
2016 saw the school's best ever GCSE results (82% 5A*-C including English and Maths), continuing a trend of ever-improving results. In addition, 2016 saw the introduction of the Government's new Progress 8 measure showing the progress of students during their time in school. St Thomas the apostle College achieved a phenomenal Progress 8 figure of +0.91, ranking St Thomas the Apostle College 11th in all (Boys, Girls and Mixed) non-selective schools in the UK by the DfE; it was ranked 1st in the UK among Boys non-selective schools. St Thomas the Apostle College has again maintained its spectacular results with +0.88 in the 2017 Progress 8 rankings, ranking it 2nd in the UK among Boys non-selective schools.
The achievements of Eamon Connolly and Serge Cefai with the support of their senior leaders was recognised in 2017 with St Thomas the Apostle being named TES Secondary School of the Year; Eamon Connolly's own personal contributions were recognised with a Silver Award in Pearson's "Headteacher of the Year" awards.
