St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, Birmingham

St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Type	Academy
Religion	Catholic
Headteacher	Miss Clare Madden
Location	Wychall Lane Birmingham West Midlands B38 8AP England Coordinates: 52°24′36″N 1°56′50″W / 52.4099°N 1.9472°W / 52.4099; -1.9472
Local authority	Birmingham
DfE number	330/4616
DfE URN	141835 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Students	approx. 1225
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–18
Website	Official website

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School is a mixed Catholic secondary school in Kings Norton, Birmingham, England that specialises in mathematics and computing.

The school, which is part of the Birmingham Catholic Partnership,^[1] consists of key stage three (Yr 7 and 8), key stage four (years 9 to 11) and a sixth form. The sixth form provision is offered as part of the The Oaks Sixth Form, a consortium of 7 secondary schools in South-West Birmingham.^[2]

The school has a library, known as the Aquinas Resource Centre or the "ARC".^[3] Facilities also include a large playground, a large sports hall, a gym, a music technology suite, a technology suite, and a fitness suite.

The canteen uses a cashless catering system, where pupils and staff use their fingerprints to pay for meals.

The school converted to academy status in April 2015.

Notable former pupils

Andy Akinwolere, former co-presenter of Blue Peter
Ian Ashbee, Hull City midfielder
Aidan Davis, Britain's Got Talent finalist and presenter of CBBC's Friday Download
Gavin Mahon, Queens Park Rangers midfielder
Dan Preston, AFC Telford United defender
Darren Bradley, West Bromwich Albion captain
Martin Duffy, Primal Scream musician
Josh Cooke (footballer), Swindon Town forward

References

↑ Birmingham's Catholic Partnership Website accessed 13 November 2009
↑ http://www.oaks6thform.uk/
↑ Aquinas Resource Centre, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, accessed 13 November 2009

Schools in Birmingham

Primary schools	Al-Hijrah School Harborne Primary School King David School Ladypool Primary School Robin Hood Academy St Nicholas RC Primary School Starbank School Waverley School

Secondary schools	Al-Hijrah School Archbishop Ilsley RC Technology College Ark Boulton Academy Ark Kings Academy Ark St Alban's Academy The Arthur Terry School Aston Manor Academy Aston University Engineering Academy Balaam Wood School Bartley Green School The Baverstock Academy Birmingham Ormiston Academy Bishop Challoner RC College Bishop Walsh RC School Bordesley Green Girls' School Bournville School Broadway Academy Cardinal Wiseman RC Technology College Cockshut Hill Technology College Colmers School Dame Elizabeth Cadbury Technology College Fairfax School Four Dwellings Academy George Dixon Academy Great Barr School Greenwood Academy Hall Green School Hamstead Hall Academy Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Harborne Academy Heartlands Academy Hillcrest School Hodge Hill College Hodge Hill Girls' School Holte School Holy Trinity RC School Holyhead School The International School John Willmott School King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy Kings Heath Boys King's Norton Boy's School Kings Norton Girls School Kingsbury School Lordswood Boys' School Lordswood Girls' School Moseley School Ninestiles School North Birmingham Academy Perry Beeches The Academy Plantsbrook School Queensbridge School Rockwood Academy Shenley Academy Small Heath School St Edmund Campion RC School St John Wall RC School St Paul's School for Girls St Thomas Aquinas RC School Saltley Academy Selly Park Technology College Starbank School Stockland Green School Swanshurst School Turves Green Boys' School Turves Green Girls' School University of Birmingham School Washwood Heath Academy Waverley School Wheelers Lane Technology College Yardleys School

Grammar schools	Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Handsworth Grammar School King Edward VI Aston School King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls King Edward VI Five Ways King Edward VI Handsworth Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

Special schools	Hallmoor School

Independent schools	Birmingham Blue Coat School Darul Uloom Edgbaston High School Elmhurst School for Dance Highclare School Kimichi School King Edward's School King Edward VI High School for Girls Mander Portman Woodward St George's School

FE & sixth form colleges	Birmingham Metropolitan College Bournville College Cadbury Sixth Form College Fircroft College Queen Alexandra College South & City College Birmingham

Defunct schools	BISPA Icknield Street School Oozells Street Board School St Philip's School St Peter's College

Schools in Kings Norton, Birmingham

Primary Schools	ARK Rose Primary Academy Broadmeadow Junior School Fairway Primary School Hawkesley Church Primary School Kings Norton Primary School St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Secondary School	Ark Kings Academy King's Norton Boy's School Kings Norton Girls School St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School

Colleges	Cadbury Sixth Form College

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