St Thomas More Catholic School is a secondary school located in Bedford. 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 09/02/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Tyne Crescent, Bedford

School Information

Address: Tyne Crescent, Bedford, MK41 7UL
Website: http://www.st-thomasmore.org.uk/
Telephone: 01234400222
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bedford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Martin Bonner
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139517

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/02/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1040
Number of Pupils: 932
Number of Boys: 459
Number of Girls: 473

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.12 Confidence interval -0.07 to 0.31
Of the 194 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 182 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:25%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:41%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.13
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Scott Primary School
Hawk Drive , Brickhill MK41 7JA 		3out of 4 599 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brickhill Primary School
Dove Road , Brickhill MK41 7AA 		3out of 4 872 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hazeldene School
Stancliffe Road , MK41 9AT 		3out of 4 1,951 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
The Hills Academy
Stancliffe Road , MK41 9AT 		4out of 4 1,975 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Edith Cavell Primary School
Manton Lane , MK41 7NH 		3out of 4 2,003 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas More Catholic School
Tyne Crescent , MK41 7UL 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Castle Newnham School
Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DT 		3out of 4 2,090 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Mark Rutherford School
Wentworth Drive , MK41 8PX 		3out of 4 2,173 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Goldington Academy
Haylands Way , MK41 9BX 		3out of 4 2,559 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School
Brickhill Drive , MK41 7QZ 		- not rated 1,435 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bedford Modern School
Manton Lane , MK41 7NT 		- not rated 2,131 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's School
78 Kimbolton Road , MK40 2PA 		- not rated 2,249 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bedford School
De Parys Avenue , MK40 2TU 		- not rated 2,469 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Rushmoor School
58-60 Shakespeare Road , MK45 2RS 		- not rated 2,563 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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