St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Glasgow

Saint Thomas Aquinas R.C. Secondary School
Saint Thomas Aquinas R.C. Secondary School
	Main entrance
Address
	112 Mitre Road; Glasgow, G14 9PP; Scotland
Coordinates	55°52′51″N 4°20′07″W / 55.8809°N 4.3352°W
Information
Type	State comprehensive
Motto	Summa Aquinas
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1958
Authority	Glasgow City Council
Headteacher	Claire McInally
Chaplain	Steven McInally
Teaching staff	43
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
School roll	c. 936 pupils
Website	School website

St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school in Jordanhill, Glasgow. The current head teacher is Claire McInally, who took over at the beginning of the 2019-2020 session. The previous head teacher was Andrew McSorley who headed the school for 13 years from 2006-2019.

Re-building

The original school was built in the 1950s, and at the end of the 2001/2002 school year the original building was demolished to make way for a new one. During the rebuilding works staff and pupils were temporarily based at Woodside School, close to the city's Anderston area. The new facility consists of the Abbey Building and the Mitre Building, and was built as part of Glasgow's PPP school building programme. The new building was completed in 2003^[2] and the school was officially opened on 3 December 2004 by the then Education convener of Glasgow City Council, Steven Purcell, a former pupil. The new school is one of the largest Roman Catholic schools in the city and has a capacity of over a thousand pupils.

The expressive arts

In 2007 the school produced a version of Romeo and Juliet which received national media attention as it brought to life issues relating to sectarianism.^[3]^[4]

In 2008 ten St Thomas' pupils were chosen to represent Scotland at the World Schools' Orienteering Championships.^[5]