St Thomas More High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 6 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Unique reference
- 137310
- Address
- Kenilworth Gardens, SS0 0BW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1206 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 92.6%
- Girls
- 7.4%
- First language not English
- 15%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.3%
- Persistent absence
- 8.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.7%
White British 44.2%
African 23.4%
Mixed 6.9%
Other White 6.6%
Indian 6.2%
Other Asian 4.3%
Other Black 2.5%
Other 1.3%
Unclassified 1.1%
Irish 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Caribbean 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 63%
Local authority average 57%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.2
Local authority average 52.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.28
Local authority average 4.63
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 8 |
| Mathematics | AS level | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 36 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 73 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 48 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 50 |
| English Language | GCSE | 177 |
Admissions
St Thomas More High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 184
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 184
- 2nd preference
- 93
- 3rd preference
- 144
- From another Local Authority
- 208
Offers
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 22
- To another Local Authority
- 75
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 184 184 0 |
| Year 8 | 179 179 0 |
| Year 9 | 188 188 0 |
| Year 10 | 179 179 0 |
| Year 11 | 180 180 0 |
| Year 12 | 154 106 48 |
| Year 13 | 136 96 40 |
| Year 14 | 6 5 1 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 90.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 30.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 69.0% 59.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 76.0% 52.7% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 19.2% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.9% 2.4% |