The St Thomas the Apostle College

Term dates

We haven't checked Southwark's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 181 families put this school as their first choice, and 150 places were offered. 117 of the families who put it first got a place (65%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 6 November 2024: Standards maintained.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1140 (capacity 1000)

Gender

Boys

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Archdiocese of Southwark

Phone

02076390106

Address

Hollydale Road, Nunhead, London, SE15 2EB

Website

stac.uk.com

Official school record, including Ofsted reports