St Thomas More Catholic School is a secondary school located in Blaydon-on-Tyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 10/10/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Croftdale Road, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ
Website: http://www.stthomasmore.org.uk/
Telephone: 01914990111
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jonathan Parkinson
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137851

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1509
Number of Pupils: 1495
Number of Boys: 670
Number of Girls: 825

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.06 Confidence interval -0.1 to 0.23
Of the 227 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 227 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:49%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:53.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.41
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newburn Manor Nursery School
Townfield Gardens , Newburn NE15 8PY 		4out of 4 3,260 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
Croftdale Road , NE21 4BG 		3out of 4 173 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Blaydon West Primary School
Blaydon Bank , NE21 4PY 		3out of 4 581 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Stella Lane , NE21 4NE 		4out of 4 1,290 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Parkhead Community Primary School
Park Lane , Winlaton NE21 6LT 		3out of 4 1,296 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Winlaton West Lane Community Primary School
West Lane , Winlaton NE21 6PH 		3out of 4 1,385 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas More Catholic School
Croftdale Road , NE21 4BQ 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Excelsior Academy
Denton Road , NE15 6AF 		2out of 4 2,760 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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