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
- 627 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.4%
- Girls
- 41.6%
- First language not English
- 34%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.7%
- Persistent absence
- 27.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.1%
African 22.5%
Mixed 14.2%
White British 13.9%
Other White 12.9%
Other Asian 9.6%
Caribbean 9.3%
Indian 5.3%
Unclassified 3.2%
Other Black 2.2%
Other 2.2%
Pakistani 1.9%
Chinese 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Irish 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
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 | 8 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 69 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
Biology | GCSE | 1 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 34 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 1 |
Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
English Language | GCSE | 114 |
Admissions
Thomas More Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 147
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 65
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 79
- From another Local Authority
- 36
Offers
- 1st preference
- 65
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 18
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 126 78 48 |
Year 8 | 126 70 56 |
Year 9 | 124 78 46 |
Year 10 | 113 60 53 |
Year 11 | 120 66 54 |
Year 13 | 18 14 4 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Secondary
Destinations after GCSEs, School LA England | |
---|---|
Staying in education | 86.0% 89.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 45.0% 29.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 37.0% 51.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 8.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 2.0% 2.2% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.9% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 10.0% 5.4% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.7% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels, School LA England | |
---|---|
Degrees | 78.0% 72.0% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 16.0% 18.3% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.7% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.9% 2.2% |
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