St Thomas More Catholic High School is a secondary school located in North Shields. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/11/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lynn Road, North Shields, NE29 8LF
Website: https://stmacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01912588340
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: North Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Watson
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137734

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1650
Number of Pupils: 1608
Number of Boys: 756
Number of Girls: 852

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.23 Confidence interval -0.38 to -0.07
Of the 263 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 261 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:56%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:43%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.3
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir James Knott Memorial Nursery School
Percy Square , River View NE30 4AG
3out of 4 3,185 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New York Primary School
Lanark Close , NE29 8DP
4out of 4 699 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Whitehouse Primary School
Whitehouse Lane , NE29 8PE
3out of 4 735 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Collingwood Primary School
Oswin Terrace , NE29 7JQ
3out of 4 1,228 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Preston Grange Primary School
Chiltern Road , Preston Grange NE29 9QL
3out of 4 1,453 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
Wallsend Road , Chirton NE29 7BT
- not rated 1,628 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Lynn Road , NE29 8LF
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Norham High School
Alnwick Avenue , NE29 7BU
1out of 4 1,495 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
John Spence Community High School
Preston Road , NE29 9PU
3out of 4 1,832 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Monkseaton High School
Seatonville Road , NE25 9EQ
3out of 4 1,845 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Churchill Community College
Churchill Street , NE28 7TN
3out of 4 2,639 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Monkseaton Middle School
Vernon Drive , Monkseaton NE25 8JN
2out of 4 2,696 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Wellfield Middle School
Kielder Road , South Wellfield NE25 9QW
3out of 4 3,012 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Marden Bridge Middle School
Lovaine Avenue , NE25 8RW
3out of 4 3,121 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Silverdale School
Langdale Gardens , Howdon NE28 0HG
3out of 4 1,957 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlawn School
Drumoyne Gardens , West Monkseaton NE25 9DL
3out of 4 2,160 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Southlands School
Beach Road , Tynemouth NE30 2QR
3out of 4 2,162 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Moorbridge
Earsdon Road , Shiremoor NE27 0HJ
3out of 4 3,266 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.