St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Wychall Lane
 Kings Norton
 Birmingham
 West Midlands B38 8AP
Telephone: 0121 464 4643

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: Roman Catholic
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2015
History: This school arose from St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Trust: Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy Company

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Chris Martin (since November 2018)
Previous Headteacher: Clare Madden
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 66.98 / 22.28
Non-teaching Staff*: 52.02
Number of pupils: 1190
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.8
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 47.10% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 49.3%
Local child deprivation rate: 25.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 55.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 53.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Birmingham
Electoral Ward: King's Norton North
School Number: 3304616

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 7th November 2018 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Wychall Primary School (0.3km) show on map
  2. Fairway Primary Academy (0.6km) show on map
  3. Kings Norton Nursery School (0.9km) show on map
  4. King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys (1.0km) show on map
  5. West Heath Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  6. St Laurence Church Infant School (1.2km) show on map
  7. St Laurence Church Junior School (1.2km) show on map
  8. Kings Norton Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  9. West Heath Nursery School (1.3km) show on map
  10. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  11. Kings Norton Girls' School (1.5km) show on map
  12. Bournville School (1.6km) show on map
  13. Ark Kings Academy (1.6km) show on map
  14. St Francis Church of England Aided Primary Sc... (1.7km) show on map
  15. Hawkesley Church Primary Academy (1.7km) show on map
  16. The Edge Academy (1.8km) show on map
  17. Turves Green Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  18. King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls (1.8km) show on map
  19. Cotteridge Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  20. St Paul's Catholic Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  21. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  22. New Ways School (1.9km) show on map
  23. Bellfield Infant School (NC) (2.0km) show on map
  24. Bellfield Junior School (2.0km) show on map
  25. St Brigid's Catholic Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  26. Victoria School (2.0km) show on map
  27. Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children (2.0km) show on map
  28. Victoria College (2.0km) show on map
  29. Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School (2.1km) show on map
  30. Turves Green Boys' School (2.1km) show on map
  31. Bournville Village Primary (2.4km) show on map
  32. The Meadows Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  33. Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy (2.4km) show on map
  34. Northfield Manor Primary Academy (2.5km) show on map
  35. Stirchley Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  36. Broadmeadow Infant School (2.5km) show on map
  37. Broadmeadow Junior School (2.5km) show on map
  38. Allens Croft Nursery School (2.6km) show on map
  39. Allens Croft Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  40. Cofton Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  41. Maple House School (2.6km) show on map
  42. Fircroft College of Adult Education (2.7km) show on map
  43. Bells Farm Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  44. Green Meadow Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  45. The Orchards Primary Academy (2.8km) show on map
  46. Lindsworth School (2.8km) show on map
  47. Selly Oak Trust School (2.9km) show on map
  48. The University of Birmingham School (3.0km) show on map
  49. E-ACT Shenley Academy (3.0km) show on map
  50. Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy (3.1km) show on map
  51. The Oaks Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  52. Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary... (3.2km) show on map
  53. St Mary's Church of England Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  54. Princethorpe Infant School (3.3km) show on map
  55. Princethorpe Junior School (3.3km) show on map
  56. Raddlebarn Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  57. St Columba's Catholic Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  58. Cherry Oak School (3.4km) show on map
  59. Shenley Fields Nursery School (3.4km) show on map
  60. Edith Cadbury Nursery School (3.4km) show on map
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  62. Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School (3.5km) show on map
  63. Woodcock Hill Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  64. Selly Park Girls' School (3.7km) show on map
  65. Colmore Junior School (3.7km) show on map
  66. Colmore Infant and Nursery School (3.7km) show on map
  67. Jervoise School (3.8km) show on map
  68. St Edward's Catholic Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  69. Forestdale Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  70. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (3.9km) show on map
  71. King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys (3.9km) show on map
  72. St Jude's Catholic Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  73. St Alban's Catholic Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  74. Rednal Hill Junior School (3.9km) show on map
  75. Rednal Hill Infant School (3.9km) show on map
  76. Rubery Nursery School (4.0km) show on map
  77. Colmers Farm Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  78. Selly Oak Nursery School (4.0km) show on map
  79. Tiverton Academy (4.0km) show on map
  80. Water Mill Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  81. Colmers School and Sixth Form College (4.1km) show on map
  82. Moor Green Primary Academy (4.1km) show on map
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  84. King Edward VI Five Ways School (4.4km) show on map
  85. Graduately Developing Futures (4.4km) show on map
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  87. St Michael's Church of England Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  88. Wheelers Lane Technology College (4.5km) show on map
  89. Wheelers Lane Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  90. St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  91. Bartley Green School (4.6km) show on map
  92. Hollywood Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  93. Kings Heath Secondary School (4.7km) show on map
  94. Bishop Challoner Catholic College (4.7km) show on map
  95. Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre (4.7km) show on map
  96. St Peter's Catholic Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  97. Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School (4.8km) show on map
  98. King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy (4.8km) show on map
  99. Uffculme School (4.8km) show on map
  100. St James Catholic Primary School (4.8km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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