Thomas More Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 15 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- 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
- Croydon
- Unique reference
- 101821
- Address
- Russell Hill Road, CR8 2XP
- Website
- http://www.tmore.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 631 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.5%
- Girls
- 41.5%
- First language not English
- 35.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.1%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
African 23.9%
White British 13.3%
Mixed 13.3%
Other White 11.7%
Other Asian 11.6%
Caribbean 8.4%
Indian 4.1%
Unclassified 4%
Other Black 3.2%
Other 3.2%
Pakistani 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 66%
Local authority average 52%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.1
Local authority average 44.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.95
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
| Law | AS level | 6 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 27 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 113 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 113 |
| French | GCSE | 34 |
Admissions
Thomas More Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 113
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 58
- 3rd preference
- 64
- From another Local Authority
- 18
Offers
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 130 69 61 |
| Year 8 | 126 81 45 |
| Year 9 | 123 71 52 |
| Year 10 | 127 78 49 |
| Year 11 | 125 70 55 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 90.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 33.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 49.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 7.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |