Thomas More Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 1 2019 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
- 652 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 59.2%
- Girls
- 40.8%
- First language not English
- 35.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.4%
- Persistent absence
- 27.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
African 22.7%
Mixed 14.3%
White British 13.8%
Other White 11.8%
Other Asian 10.3%
Caribbean 9.2%
Indian 5.5%
Unclassified 3.2%
Other Black 3.1%
Pakistani 2%
Chinese 1.8%
Other 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 48%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.1
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.01
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 19 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 2 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 31 |
Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
English Language | GCSE | 106 |
English Literature | GCSE | 105 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 5 |
Admissions
Thomas More Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 156
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 56
- 3rd preference
- 68
- From another Local Authority
- 40
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 116 63 53 |
Year 8 | 116 74 42 |
Year 9 | 104 58 46 |
Year 10 | 124 69 55 |
Year 11 | 112 73 39 |
Year 12 | 22 16 6 |
Year 13 | 58 33 25 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 88.0% 91.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 29.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 55.0% 53.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 8.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 1.8% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.0% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 82.0% 70.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 7.0% 14.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 7.0% 11.2% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.4% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.9% 1.7% |
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