St. Thomas the Apostle College opened in September 1965 as St. Thomas the Apostle School. The initial intake came from two schools – English Martyrs and St Francis. In September 1967 boys from Archbishop Amigo also joined. The founder headmaster was Mr W. Uden and his first deputy was Mr. D. Crawford. The college became grant maintained in September 1994 and became known as St. Thomas The Apostle College. In 1998 the college reverted to a
voluntary aided status. There are four houses, named after four English
martyrs from the sixteenth century during the reign of
Elizabeth I – Griffith, Gunstone,
Saint John Jones and Saint
John Rigby. Some confusion can be found in the details of the houses, because St. John Jones went by the name of 'Griffith' during the sixteenth century. ==Notable former pupils==