The St Thomas the Apostle College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 21 2018 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
- 1101 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 92.5%
- Girls
- 7.5%
- First language not English
- 35.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.6%
- Persistent absence
- 11.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
African 57.4%
Caribbean 9.6%
Mixed 8%
Other 7.9%
White British 4.7%
Other Black 4.6%
Other White 4.1%
Unclassified 1.2%
Other Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 1.24
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.38
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 68%
Local authority average 70%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 78%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 63.7
Local authority average 51.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.87
Local authority average 4.75
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 3 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 25 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 5 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
The St Thomas the Apostle College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 150
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 125
- 2nd preference
- 115
- 3rd preference
- 73
- From another Local Authority
- 126
Offers
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 47
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 169 169 0 |
| Year 8 | 167 167 0 |
| Year 9 | 163 163 0 |
| Year 10 | 164 164 0 |
| Year 11 | 161 161 0 |
| Year 12 | 138 101 37 |
| Year 13 | 139 93 46 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 93.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 11.0% 21.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 67.0% 59.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 11.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 89.0% 83.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 43.0% 34.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 40.0% 32.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 3.0% 1.7% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.5% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 1.7% |