St Thomas More Catholic School
Address
Glendale Avenue Wood Green , London , N22 5HN England
Information
Type	Academy
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1952
Department for Education URN	139362 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair	John Meadows
Executive Headteacher	Martin Tissot
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	c. 1200
Website	http://www.stthomasmoreschool.org.uk/

St Thomas More Catholic School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Wood Green, London N22. The school was founded in 1952 at Holcombe Road Tottenham, London N17, fourteen years after work had begun on the buildings.^[1] It is the only Roman Catholic secondary school in the London Borough of Haringey.^[2]

The school today

The school has improved its standing in the examination result tables since the appointment in 2010 of executive headteacher, Martin Tissot,^[3][4] who is also headteacher of St George's Roman Catholic Secondary School in Maida Vale. In 2013, the pupils achieved 91% 5 A-Cs in GCSE, including English and Maths, putting them at the top of the table of Haringey secondary schools to become the "most improved school in the country".^[5] St Thomas More achieved academy status in March 2013 and Ofsted judged the school to be outstanding in June 2013.

New buildings include a Duke of Edinburgh Award training centre, a dance studio, music studios, drama studios, a multi gym and a floodlit astroturf pitch.^[2]

Notable former pupils

• Samantha Fox (b. 1966) - singer and glamour model^[6]
• Tony Jarrett (b. 1968) - hurdler^[7]
• Shaun Leane (b. 1969) - jeweller
• Emma Ania (b. 1980) - athlete^[8]
• Pops Mensah-Bonsu (b. 1983) - NBA player^{[citation needed]}
• Stefflon Don (b. 1991) - Rapper and singer^{[citation needed]}
• Lawrence Vigouroux (b. 1993) - footballer^[9]
• Tobi Adeyemo (b. 2005) - professional footballer, Watford F.C.