St Thomas More Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Nov 5 2024 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
- 647 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 27.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.2%
- Persistent absence
- 16.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.9%
White British 53.2%
Other White 18.9%
Unclassified 9.3%
Mixed 4.5%
Indian 3.6%
African 3.2%
Other Asian 2.9%
Chinese 1.9%
Other Black 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.6
Local authority average 47
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.23
Local authority average 4.09
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 126 |
Admissions
St Thomas More Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 128
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 87
- 3rd preference
- 47
- 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 | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 130 63 67 |
| Year 8 | 130 61 69 |
| Year 9 | 131 73 58 |
| Year 10 | 129 63 66 |
| Year 11 | 127 66 61 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 87.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 75.0% 40.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 40.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 6.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.0% 3.0% |