St Thomas More Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 4 2022 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
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Unique reference
- 140304
- Address
- Longton Hall Road, Longton, ST3 2NJ
- Website
- http://www.stmca.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1119 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.8%
- Girls
- 54.2%
- First language not English
- 33.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.5%
- Persistent absence
- 24.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.4%
White British 38.5%
Pakistani 21.1%
Mixed 11.1%
African 9.4%
Other White 7.4%
Indian 3.8%
Other 2.4%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other Black 1.6%
Unclassified 1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 33%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.4
Local authority average 39.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.68
Local authority average 3.38
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 21 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 2 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 63 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 7 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 150
- 3rd preference
- 99
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 200 101 99 |
| Year 8 | 204 94 110 |
| Year 9 | 204 87 117 |
| Year 10 | 203 84 119 |
| Year 11 | 201 93 108 |
| Year 12 | 49 28 21 |
| Year 13 | 58 26 32 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 78.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 49.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 27.0% 11.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 17.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 9.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 81.0% 68.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 10.0% 13.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 1.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.3% 2.4% |