St Thomas More Catholic High School is a

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for 11- to 16-year-olds, situated close to the centre of

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, in

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, England. There are nearly 700 pupils on the roll at the current time. The school's headteacher is Katherine Packham, who gained this position in September 2023.

History of the school

The school was one of 62 schools to gain specialist school status in

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and Information Communication Technologies in September 2006. This was added to in March 2009 with the achievement of specialist school status in Modern Foreign Languages. The school converted to academy status in June 2013. In September 2023 Katherine Packham was appointed headteacher.

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Notable former pupils

Mark Cueto Mark John Cueto (born 26 December 1979 in Workington, Cumbria) is a former English international rugby union player. He played on the wing for Sale Sharks and England. He is currently the third leading try scorer in the Aviva Premiership. O ...

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Rob Hulse Robert William Hulse (born 25 October 1979) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He had primarily spent his career at second tier level, playing there with Crewe Alexandra, West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United, Sheffield Un ...

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Steve Leonard Stephen Leonard (born 4 September 1972 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish veterinarian and television personality. Early life Leonard's family moved to Cheshire from Northern Ireland when he was six weeks ol ...

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Junior Brown (footballer) Junior Brown (born 7 May 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back. Career Crewe Alexandra Brown began his career at hometown club Crewe Alexandra, for whom he made a solitary appearance as substitute in a league matc ...

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Matúš Holíček Matúš Holíček (born 25 January 2005) is a Slovakian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Crewe Alexandra. Club career A graduate of Crewe Alexandra's Academy, Holíček signed a professional contract in 2022 despite ...

, professional footballer currently playing for local League 2 club

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