St Thomas More Roman Catholic College

St Thomas More RC College located in Denton, Greater Manchester, England is a comprehensive school previously known as St Thomas More RC High School.St Thomas More has a roll of approximately 780 pupils and 40 teaching staff.^[1][2]

St Thomas More RC College
Address
Town Lane Denton , Greater Manchester , M34 6AF England
Coordinates	53.4502°N 2.1150°W / 53.4502; -2.1150
Information
Type	Voluntary aided school
Motto	"...Bonus Dei Servitor Prius..." or "...the King's good servant but God's first..."
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1964
Local authority	Tameside
Department for Education URN	106271 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Huw Brophy
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Website	http://www.stmcollege.org.uk/

The school was opened in 1964 and gained Specialist College status in Mathematics and Computing in 2004. Following its designation as a high performing specialist college it was awarded a second specialism in Applied Learning in 2008 and awarded Leading Edge status in 2010. In June 2023, Headteacher Huw Brophy announced that the school could become an Academy and join the Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust.^[3] As of December 2023, the school is listed as an "Academy Converter" on the governments "Get Information about Schools" service and is expected to become an Academy by the end of January 2024.^[4]

References

1. Ofsted Inspection report 2004
2. Ofsted Inspection Report 2012
3. "Academisation Consultation". www.stmcollege.org.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
4. "St Thomas More RC College - GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2023.