Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Mar 18 2025 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
- Trafford
- Unique reference
- 106376
- Address
- Urban Road, WA15 8HT
- Website
- https://www.bthcc.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1614 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.4%
- Persistent absence
- 20.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.7%
White British 71.1%
Other White 6.6%
Mixed 6.6%
Indian 3.8%
African 3%
Irish 2.5%
Chinese 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Caribbean 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 64%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.8
Local authority average 57.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.79
Local authority average 5.24
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 58 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 38 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 109 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 38 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 41 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 39 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 260 |
Admissions
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 290
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 211
- 2nd preference
- 190
- 3rd preference
- 133
- From another Local Authority
- 101
Offers
- 1st preference
- 211
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 55
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 284 148 136 |
| Year 8 | 288 158 130 |
| Year 9 | 285 140 145 |
| Year 10 | 246 128 118 |
| Year 11 | 261 134 127 |
| Year 12 | 138 67 71 |
| Year 13 | 112 50 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 91.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 27.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 34.0% 43.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 20.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 2.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.8% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 73.0% 64.7% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 30.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.7% 2.4% |