Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College

Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College is a secondary school based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. The school specialises in maths and computing, and is named after Blessed Thomas Holford, a 16th-century priest from Cheshire. The college has a Catholic identity, and all pupils are required to wear uniform.

Curriculum
The college puts emphasis on maths and computing, and follows the Key Stage process. At Key Stage 3 in year 7 & 8, the pupils take the following subjects: For GCSE, the pupils take core subjects including English language, English literature, Science, Mathematics, RE, computer science or BTEC and PE although not to complete as a GCSE. Pupils choose from a variety of additional subjects, including history, geography, art, health and social care, physical education, food technology, business studies, classics, music, Italian, drama, French, German, Japanese, Spanish. BTEC courses for sport are also available. Pupils have to take at least one, but not more than three, of History, Geography, Spanish and French. Out of all the other subjects a maximum of two can be chosen.
 * English (3 hours)
 * Maths (4 hours)
 * Science (3 hours)
 * Religious Education (2.5 hours)
 * Design Technology (3 hours) - Woodwork, food technology, graphic design, art, music, PSHCE
 * Computer Science (1 hour)
 * French/Spanish (2 hours)
 * History (2 hours)
 * Geography (2 hours)
 * Physical Education (2 hours)
 * Drama (1 hour)

Academic performance and Ofsted judgements
In 2019, the school was above national average for Section 48.

It was judged Outstanding by Ofsted in 2012 and 2009. In 2022 its inspection rating was 'Requires Improvement'.

Football Academy
The school has a UEFA-standard FieldTurf artificial grass football pitch which was opened in April 2007 by Bobby Charlton. The pitch, which cost £1 million to install, was used by the England national football team for training prior to an away game against Russia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, as it uses the same surface as the Russian pitch.