St Thomas More Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 17 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- 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
- North Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 137734
- Address
- Lynn Road, NE29 8LF
- Website
- https://stmacademy.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1622 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.9%
- Persistent absence
- 21.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
White British 81.7%
Other Asian 4.1%
Other White 3%
Mixed 2.6%
African 2.2%
Indian 1.6%
Chinese 1.2%
Irish 0.9%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.5
Local authority average 45.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.38
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 19 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 15 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| French | AS level | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 50 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 59 |
Admissions
St Thomas More Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 263
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 267
- 2nd preference
- 93
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 37
Offers
- 1st preference
- 250
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 271 135 136 |
| Year 8 | 267 134 133 |
| Year 9 | 272 133 139 |
| Year 10 | 269 157 112 |
| Year 11 | 254 126 128 |
| Year 12 | 159 54 105 |
| Year 13 | 130 58 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 82.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 40.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 57.0% 41.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 6.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 73.0% 73.4% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 30.0% 27.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.2% 2.4% |