St Thomas More Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 5 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
- 1168 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.0%
- Girls
- 52.0%
- First language not English
- 34.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.1%
- Persistent absence
- 29.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.7%
White British 40.4%
Pakistani 23.1%
Mixed 10.2%
African 7.6%
Other White 7.4%
Indian 2.5%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other 2.1%
Other Black 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.11
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.35
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 33%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.3
Local authority average 40.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.38
Local authority average 3.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 6 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 9 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 10 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
Admissions
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 156
- 3rd preference
- 94
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 206 99 107 |
| Year 8 | 205 90 115 |
| Year 9 | 205 90 115 |
| Year 10 | 202 98 104 |
| Year 11 | 210 121 89 |
| Year 12 | 66 29 37 |
| Year 13 | 74 34 40 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 79.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 35.0% 47.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 12.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 19.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 7.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 8.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 67.0% 66.1% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 4.0% 13.3% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.0% 2.2% |