St Thomas More RC College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 30 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
- 782 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.7%
White British 79.2%
Mixed 5.2%
Other White 4.9%
African 4.2%
Unclassified 3.2%
Chinese 1.2%
Irish 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.28
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.3
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.1
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| English Language | GCSE | 148 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 148 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| French | GCSE | 35 |
Admissions
St Thomas More RC College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 151
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 132
- 3rd preference
- 85
- From another Local Authority
- 77
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 32
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 163 78 85 |
| Year 8 | 160 87 73 |
| Year 9 | 160 83 77 |
| Year 10 | 148 75 73 |
| Year 11 | 151 70 81 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 82.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 26.0% 42.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 2.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 51.0% 37.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 9.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% |