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Good
Oversubscribed
Maintained school
St Thomas More RC College
Secondary
Roman Catholic
Town Lane Denton, Manchester, M346AF
016 1336 2743


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
773

St Thomas More RC College is a Maintained school (Voluntary aided school) with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 750. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 06 Dec 2012.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 30% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
381 boys and 392 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
13.8
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
10.7%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
5.7%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
10.1%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
6.9%
EHC PLAN
3.9%
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
49.3
Local Authority
44.2
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
55%
Local Authority
40%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 59% 30% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.38 3.74 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

06 Dec 2012

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective -




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 444
Of which first preference applications 161
Of which second preference applications 151
Of which third preference applications 101
Total offers made 146
Of which first preference offers 140
Of which second preference offers 5
Of which third preference offers 1




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
94%
Local Authority
92%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 84% 84% 87%
Staying in employment 1% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 9% 5% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 5% 7% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
7
GREEN SPACE
6
ENVIRONMENT
5
SAFETY
2
PROPERTY
£150,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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