The St Thomas the Apostle College
Voluntary aided secondary school in London (Southwark).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Welcome to St Thomas the Apostle School and Sixth Form College. We are an outstanding Catholic secondary school for boys with a co-educational sixth form located in Nunhead, South East London. Our progress 8 score of +1.45 (2024) places us as the Number 10 school in the country . Our students consistently achieve over one grade higher than expected in each of their GCSEs.
Achievements such as these are born out of a culture of hard work and success. Our most recent Ofsted inspection (November 2024) has confirmed that our school is still outstanding in all categories . The boys take tremendous pride in their school community and their learning. One student told the Ofsted Inspectors: We enter as boys, but we leave as young men.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Book Club
- Creative Writing
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Film Club
- Stem
- Swimming
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 100857
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Constituency
- Peckham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Joseph Reed | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Lynch-Brown | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr James Tallon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr John O'Gorman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Joanne Chandler | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Sunil Collett | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Fr Raymond Abuga | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Greg Stump | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Frances Goggins | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Michael Batula | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Linda Uweri | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Sean Callaghan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr James Tallon Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Amal Agastin Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record