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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Indian | 3.6% |
| Mixed | 4.5% |
| Unclassified | 9.3% |
| Other White | 18.9% |
| White British | 53.2% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 54% |
| Local authority average | 39% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 46% |
| Local authority average | 45% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 47.7 |
| Local authority average | 47.1 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.24 |
| Local authority average | 4.1 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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% |