Thomas More Catholic School is a secondary school located in Purley. 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 01/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Russell Hill Road, Purley, CR8 2XP
Website: http://www.tmore.org.uk/
Telephone: 02086686251
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Croydon
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Nathan Walters
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 101821

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 850
Number of Pupils: 679
Number of Boys: 375
Number of Girls: 304

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.19 Confidence interval -0.43 to 0.05
Of the 134 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 110 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:50%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:34%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.82
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Purley Nursery School
58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE
4out of 4 580 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School
Russell Hill Road , CR8 2XP
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)
Montpelier Road , CR8 2QE
3out of 4 725 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Wallington Primary Academy
Mollison Drive , Roundshaw SM6 9JN
1out of 4 1,244 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School
173 Pampisford Road , CR2 6DF
3out of 4 1,501 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Elphege's RC Junior School
Mollison Drive , Roundshaw SM6 9HY
4out of 4 1,579 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomas More Catholic School
Russell Hill Road , CR8 2XP
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The John Fisher School
Peaks Hill , CR8 3YP
3out of 4 1,053 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
Harris Academy Purley
Kendra Hall Road , CR2 6DT
4out of 4 1,423 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wilson's School
Mollison Drive , SM6 9JW
4out of 4 1,894 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Wallington High School for Girls
Woodcote Road , SM6 0PH
3out of 4 2,227 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St David's School
23-25 Woodcote Valley Road , CR8 3AL
- not rated 801 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Laleham Lea School
29 Peaks Hill , CR8 3JJ
- not rated 939 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cumnor House School
168 Pampisford Road , CR2 6DA
- not rated 1,051 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
Cumnor House School
1 Woodcote Lane , CR8 3HB
- not rated 1,596 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
St Giles School
Pampisford Road , CR2 6DF
3out of 4 1,790 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.