St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 29 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Unique reference
- 141716
- Address
- Footscray Road, Eltham, SE9 2SU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 641 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.3%
- Girls
- 45.7%
- First language not English
- 27%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.1%
- Persistent absence
- 8.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 49.6%
Other White 16.5%
African 14.7%
Mixed 8.1%
Other Black 3%
Other Asian 2%
Other 1.4%
Indian 1.2%
Caribbean 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 80%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 71%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 60.5
Local authority average 46.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.71
Local authority average 4.19
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 59 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| Economics | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 114
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 187
- 2nd preference
- 89
- 3rd preference
- 81
- From another Local Authority
- 175
Offers
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 29
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 128 67 61 |
| Year 8 | 129 71 58 |
| Year 9 | 130 71 59 |
| Year 10 | 129 67 62 |
| Year 11 | 125 72 53 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 88.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 14.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 70.0% 54.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 20.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.8% 3.0% |