Bishop Thomas Grant School
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Bishop Thomas Grant School (BTG) is a Catholic high school situated in Streatham
, London
. The school was named after the first Bishop of Southwark, Thomas Grant (1816-1870) who was named in the First Vatican Council
. The school was opened on the 9th September 1959. The current headmaster of the school is Mr. Louis Desa. BTG is specialist school in Mathematics and ICT. In September 2009 Bishop Thomas Grant will re open their sixth form which closed in 1986.
Streatham
Streatham is a district in Surrey, England, located in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is situated south of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The school was named after the first Bishop of Southwark, Thomas Grant (1816-1870) who was named in the First Vatican Council
First Vatican Council
The First Vatican Council was convoked by Pope Pius IX on 29 June 1868, after a period of planning and preparation that began on 6 December 1864. This twentieth ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, held three centuries after the Council of Trent, opened on 8 December 1869 and adjourned...
. The school was opened on the 9th September 1959. The current headmaster of the school is Mr. Louis Desa. BTG is specialist school in Mathematics and ICT. In September 2009 Bishop Thomas Grant will re open their sixth form which closed in 1986.
Notable pupils
- Nathaniel ClyneNathaniel ClyneNathaniel Clyne is an English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace as a defender. He attended Bishop Thomas Grant School located in Streatham.-Career:...
, footballer, wing back for Crystal Palace football club