St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, Birmingham

St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Address

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
Information
Type	Academy
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic
Local authority	Birmingham
Department for Education URN	141835 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Chris Martin
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	approx. 1225
Houses	Fisher, Newman, Romero, Teressa, Martin, John Paul, Bosco, More
Website	http://www.stacs.org/

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School is a mixed Catholic secondary school in Kings Norton, Birmingham, England.

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 Oaks Sixth Form College, 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, and a music technology suite.

Notable former pupils

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Darren Bradley (b. 1965) - footballer, West Bromwich Albion
Martin Duffy (1967-2022) - Primal Scream musician
Ian Ashbee (b. 1976) - footballer, Hull City A.F.C., football manager
Gavin Mahon (b. 1977) - footballer, Queens Park Rangers
Ayo Akinwolere (b. 1982) - television presenter, co-presenter of Blue Peter
Dan Preston (b. 1991) - footballer, AFC Telford United
Josh Cooke (b. 1997) - footballer, Swindon Town
Aidan Davis (b. 1997) - rapper, television host, Britain's Got Talent finalist and presenter of CBBC's Friday Download

References

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^ Birmingham's Catholic Partnership Website accessed 13 November 2009
^ "The Oaks Sixth Form College". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
^ Aquinas Resource Centre, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, accessed 13 November 2009

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