St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 30 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
- 633 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.3%
- Girls
- 45.7%
- First language not English
- 22.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.3%
- Persistent absence
- 6.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.5%
White British 52.8%
Other White 16.3%
African 13.6%
Mixed 6.9%
Other Black 3.5%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other 1.1%
Irish 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Caribbean 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.79
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 76%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 60
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.28
Local authority average 4.13
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 61 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 9 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 29 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 3 |
| Biology | GCSE | 43 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 43 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 53 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| Dance | GCSE | 6 |
| Economics | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 114
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 95
- 3rd preference
- 103
- From another Local Authority
- 148
Offers
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 37
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 123 67 56 |
| Year 8 | 126 71 55 |
| Year 9 | 131 64 67 |
| Year 10 | 126 72 54 |
| Year 11 | 127 70 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 88.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 12.0% 14.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 66.0% 55.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 18.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.2% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.8% 1.2% |