St Thomas More Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 5 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Unique reference
- 139764
- Address
- Dane Bank Avenue, CW2 8AE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 666 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 28.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.5%
White British 53.9%
Other White 23.7%
Mixed 6.3%
Other Asian 3.5%
Indian 3.2%
African 3%
Chinese 2.3%
Other Black 1.7%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.63
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.6
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.67
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 42 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 38 |
| English Language | GCSE | 138 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 131 |
Admissions
St Thomas More Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 128
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 85
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 131 61 70 |
| Year 8 | 133 73 60 |
| Year 9 | 137 66 71 |
| Year 10 | 127 67 60 |
| Year 11 | 138 71 67 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 87.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 68.0% 37.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 42.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 6.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.2% |