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
- 636 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 20.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.5%
- Persistent absence
- 6.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
White British 54.2%
Other White 14.9%
African 13.7%
Mixed 5.7%
Other Black 3.3%
Other Asian 2.7%
Irish 1.4%
Indian 1.1%
Other 1.1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
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 | 71 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 48 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| Economics | GCSE | 3 |
| English Language | GCSE | 127 |
Admissions
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 114
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 184
- 2nd preference
- 100
- 3rd preference
- 91
- From another Local Authority
- 171
Offers
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 33
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 125 71 54 |
| Year 8 | 128 61 67 |
| Year 9 | 127 71 56 |
| Year 10 | 128 70 58 |
| Year 11 | 128 68 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 90.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 10.0% 12.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 65.0% 57.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 18.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 6.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 2.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 4.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
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