St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School

St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School
Address
	Barnsley Road; Sandal; Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 6EQ; England
Coordinates	53°39′40″N 1°28′58″W / 53.66099°N 1.48288°WCoordinates: 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
Acting Principal	Catherine Baxendale
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Houses	Bretton, Clitherow, Fisher, Lambton and Middleton
Website	http://www.stthomasabecket.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 incumbent acting principal is Catherine Baxendale who follows John J. Rooney, who succeeded Brian S. L. Donnellan at Christmas 2009.^[3]

The school consistently achieves high GCSE results and is amongst the best in the Wakefield Local Authority area.^[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.

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

^ Magma. "St Thomas à Becket". www.st-thomasabecket.bkcat.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
^ "St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
^ Rooney, John. "St Thomas a Becket Principal Leaving letter" (PDF). st-thomasabecket.bkcat.co.uk.
^ "Wakefield: GCSE and A-level results for 2007-08". 15 January 2009.

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St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School

Address

Barnsley Road Sandal Wakefield , West Yorkshire , WF2 6EQ England
Coordinates	53°39′40″N 1°28′58″W / 53.66099°N 1.48288°W / 53.66099; -1.48288Coordinates: 53°39′40″N 1°28′58″W / 53.66099°N 1.48288°W / 53.66099; -1.48288
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
Acting Principal	Catherine Baxendale
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Houses	Bretton, Clitherow, Fisher, Lambton and Middleton
Website	http://www.stthomasabecket.co.uk/