My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
81%Agree
17%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%St Thomas More High School
Academy converter — Secondary
SS0 0BW / 11–18 / Boys / Roman Catholic
52.3
Attainment 8
98%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results🤝 Strong SEN support
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 52.3
- Progress 8
- 0.32
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 63.7%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 31.91
- Achieving AAB+
- 7.7%
98% of parents would recommend this school
149 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
80%Agree
19%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
76%Agree
19%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
12%Agree
5%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
7%Not applicable
72%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
58%Agree
32%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
41%Agree
17%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%Not applicable
36%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 34 parents
Strongly agree
59%Agree
26%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
73%Agree
23%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
71%Agree
26%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
68%Agree
26%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
71%Agree
25%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
69%Agree
28%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
66%Agree
28%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
98%No
2%11.6% of pupils receive SEN support
11.6%
SEN support
3.9%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.2%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.8%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 0.8%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 1.8%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.9%
74.5% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 74.5%
69% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 95%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 69%
- Entered top-third university
- 17%
- Achieved a degree
- 76%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1
- Free school meals
- 13.3%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18.8:1
- Overall absence
- 3.98%
- Persistent absence
- 8.84%
- English as additional language
- 15%
- Teachers with QTS
- 95.3%
- White
- 51.8%
- Mixed
- 6.9%
- Asian
- 12.1%
- Black
- 4.6%
- Other
- 1.3%
White British44.2%
Other White6.6%
Irish0.9%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
Other Mixed3.2%
White & Asian1.6%
White & Black African1.2%
White & Black Caribbean0.9%
Indian6.2%
Other Asian4.3%
Bangladeshi0.9%
Pakistani0.5%
Chinese0.2%
Other Black2.5%
African1.2%
Caribbean0.9%