My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
76%Agree
22%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%The St Thomas the Apostle College
Voluntary aided school — Secondary
SE15 2EB / 11–18 / Boys / Roman Catholic
61.7
Attainment 8
99%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results🏆 Strong sixth form⭐ Exceptional teaching🎓 Top university pathways
Recognised with 4 performance badges
🏆 Exceptional results🏆 Strong sixth form⭐ Exceptional teaching🎓 Top university pathways
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 61.7
- Progress 8
- 1.45
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 72%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 42.16
- Achieving AAB+
- 29.9%
99% of parents would recommend this school
93 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
73%Agree
22%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
80%Agree
17%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
5%Agree
1%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
5%Not applicable
79%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
67%Agree
25%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
39%Agree
20%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%Not applicable
34%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
23%No
77%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 21 parents
Strongly agree
52%Agree
24%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
86%Agree
12%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
77%Agree
18%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
79%Agree
19%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
74%Agree
25%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
82%Agree
14%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
67%Agree
27%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
99%No
1%13.4% of pupils receive SEN support
13.4%
SEN support
3%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.8%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.9%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 5%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 0.1%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.1%
72% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 72%
74% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 95%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 74%
- Entered top-third university
- 50%
- Achieved a degree
- 91%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1
- Free school meals
- 44.9%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 14.4:1
- Overall absence
- 4.61%
- Persistent absence
- 11.04%
- English as additional language
- 32.6%
- Teachers with QTS
- 100%
- White
- 8.6%
- Mixed
- 8.7%
- Asian
- 2.5%
- Black
- 5.5%
- Other
- 7.2%
White British5%
Other White3.2%
Irish0.4%
Other Mixed6.9%
White & Black African0.9%
White & Black Caribbean0.6%
White & Asian0.3%
Chinese0.8%
Other Asian0.7%
Indian0.5%
Bangladeshi0.4%
Pakistani0.1%
Other Black4%
African0.9%
Caribbean0.6%