Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School

At Bishop Thomas Grant, we have a long standing tradition of being a fully inclusive Catholic school.We expect all our students to make exceptional academic progress and to be fully supported in their individual journeys of faith. We inculcate in our students the importance of hard work, good manners, smart appearance, courtesy, co-operation and service to others at all times. We ensure a curriculum fit for the 21st Century that is personalised to meet and challenge the needs of individual students.

We are a school with traditional values and high aspirations. At Bishop Thomas Grant School, we expect and encourage each student to fulfil their potential, and we enable them to continue to grow in their faith and mature into fine young people. In this ever-changing world, the school continues to evolve and adapt, ensuring that our students develop the skills required to move on to higher education and employment, and to confidently take their place in society.

The ethos and high aspirational culture of our school is rooted in Gospel values; to quote the Diocesan Vision for Education, “We stand on holy ground.Every child, every young person, every adult is a unique image of God.”Parents are the first educators of their child and at Bishop Thomas Grant School we communicate regularly with parents and families.We continue to set challenging targets to make certain that the school builds on its current academic success. This, along with our enrichment programme and extra-curricular activities, serves to ensure that our students receive a broad and balanced education and are able to succeed in life as confident, resilient and well-rounded individuals.

At Bishop Thomas Grant School, our Catholic faith is not simply an added extra that we teach and offer our students; it is integrated into the whole life of our School and in all aspects of the curriculum. It is conveyed in the values and attitudes which are incorporated into the way we structure and manage, into the relationships between staff and students and into the aims we set ourselves. We believe that the Catholic vision of life can enable human beings to become more human. In our School, we undertake to present it, live it and celebrate it.Our Catholic Vision was acknowledged by the Archdiocese of Southwark in their recent inspection of school.

We are a truly comprehensive school and our curriculum reflects this. Students at Bishop Thomas Grant School will make the expected levels of progress in their subjects and go beyond this. We are committed to ensuring that every child leaves us with the best education to prepare them for their lives as adults and as followers of Christ.

When you send your sons and daughters to secondary school you place your trust in us.We have the opportunity as educators to enable students to shine and gain the qualifications that will open the doors to their future careers.We believe passionately that every student at Bishop Thomas Grant School must access a modern curriculum that is fit for purpose, stretching, enjoyable and that equips them with the skills and knowledge for the future.

The curriculum at Bishop Thomas Grant School is reviewed annually to ensure that we are meeting the needs of all students. The best schools do not wait for the world to change before they adapt their curriculum in line with others. The best schools change their curriculum as the world changes and other schools follow them. Students at Bishop Thomas Grant School experience a rich world class curriculum that will enable our learners of today to be the leaders of tomorrow.