The St Thomas the Apostle College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Unique reference
- 100857
- Address
- Hollydale Road, Nunhead, SE15 2EB
- Website
- http://www.stac.uk.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1111 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 92.0%
- Girls
- 8.0%
- First language not English
- 32.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.9%
- Persistent absence
- 11.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
African 59.7%
Caribbean 8.9%
Mixed 8.7%
Other 7.2%
White British 5%
Other Black 4%
Other White 3.2%
Chinese 0.8%
Other Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 70%
Local authority average 67%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 71%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 61.3
Local authority average 51.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.66
Local authority average 4.81
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 6 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| Economics | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 160 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 160 |
Admissions
The St Thomas the Apostle College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 150
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 104
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 122
Offers
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 50
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 173 173 0 |
| Year 8 | 169 169 0 |
| Year 9 | 165 165 0 |
| Year 10 | 157 157 0 |
| Year 11 | 161 161 0 |
| Year 12 | 151 98 53 |
| Year 13 | 135 99 36 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 91.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 7.0% 21.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 70.0% 59.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 10.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 0.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 91.0% 83.0% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 50.0% 33.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.5% 2.4% |