St Thomas More RC College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 29 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Unique reference
- 106271
- Address
- Town Lane, Denton, M34 6AF
- Website
- www.stmcollege.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 792 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.2%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.3%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Unclassified | 2.9% |
| Other White | 4.8% |
| Mixed | 5.7% |
| African | 6.3% |
| White British | 77% |
| Chinese | 1.4% |
| Irish | 0.6% |
| Indian | 0.4% |
| Other Asian | 0.3% |
| Other Black | 0.3% |
| Pakistani | 0.1% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.1% |
| Other | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 35% |
| Local authority average | 35% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 41% |
| Local authority average | 41% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 43.7 |
| Local authority average | 43.5 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.78 |
| Local authority average | 3.81 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 147 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 144 |
Admissions
St Thomas More RC College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 153
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 118
- 3rd preference
- 74
- From another Local Authority
- 67
Offers
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 33
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 73 87 |
| Year 8 | 162 77 85 |
| Year 9 | 163 85 78 |
| Year 10 | 157 80 77 |
| Year 11 | 150 78 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 82.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 42.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 2.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 49.0% 36.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.3% 3.0% |