St Thomas More High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 7 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
- 1231 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 91.9%
- Girls
- 8.1%
- First language not English
- 16.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.5%
White British 45.9%
African 22.7%
Mixed 6.9%
Other White 6.7%
Indian 5.4%
Other Asian 3.9%
Other Black 2.9%
Other 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1%
Unclassified 1%
Irish 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.35
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 57%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 65%
Local authority average 58%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.4
Local authority average 53.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.4
Local authority average 4.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 19 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 13 |
| Mathematics | AS level | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 5 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 60 |
Admissions
St Thomas More High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 79
- 3rd preference
- 104
- From another Local Authority
- 164
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 65
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 183 183 0 |
| Year 8 | 185 185 0 |
| Year 9 | 181 181 0 |
| Year 10 | 179 179 0 |
| Year 11 | 180 180 0 |
| Year 12 | 145 103 42 |
| Year 13 | 178 120 58 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 91.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 26.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 66.0% 63.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 72.0% 48.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 18.0% 14.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 17.0% 12.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.2% 1.7% |