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Maintained school
Thomas More Catholic School
Secondary
Post 16
Roman Catholic
Russell Hill Road, Purley, CR82XP
020 8668 6251


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
745

Thomas More Catholic School is a Maintained school (Voluntary aided school) with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 850. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 01 May 2019.


PUPIL MIX
403 boys and 342 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
16.9
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
25.3%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
35.2%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
14.6%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
13.6%
EHC PLAN
0.8%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
43.2
Local Authority
45.5
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
34%
Local Authority
41%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 50% 47% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.82 3.97 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
91.7%
Local Authority
91.6%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Well Below Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade D C C+
Average Points 20.81 29.36 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
91.7%
Local Authority
91.6%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Well Below Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade D C C+
Average Points 21.32 29.41 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

01 May 2019

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 Yes
Sixth form provision Requires improvement




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Low

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 279
Of which first preference applications 32
Of which second preference applications 45
Of which third preference applications 60
Total offers made 125
Of which first preference offers 32
Of which second preference offers 12
Of which third preference offers 11




School Destinations


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

School
96%
Local Authority
94%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 94% 91% 87%
Staying in employment 1% 2% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 0% 1% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 3% 5% 5%


The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
64%
Local Authority
66%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 64% 64% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
7% 15% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
5% 8% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
0% Not avail. 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 0% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 0% 1% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
9
GREEN SPACE
10
ENVIRONMENT
3
SAFETY
4
PROPERTY
£670,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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