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The St Thomas the Apostle College
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided
Hollydale Road, Nunhead, London SE15 2EB · stac.uk.com · 020 7639 0106
On the mapSearch near SE15 2EB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 61.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Southwark 52.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,140
- 140 over 1,000 places · 114%
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 30%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 181 families put the school first and 150 places were offered; 65% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 150 | 181 | 1.2▲ | 65% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 150 | 137 | 0.9 | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 150 | 125 | 0.8 | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 148 | 146 | 1 | 75% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 146 | 139 | 1 | 77% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 61.7, and 72% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southwark it was 52.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (42.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲61.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲72.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲86.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲69.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.69 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 60.9 | −3.2 |
| Sixth form college | 29.2 | +9.6 |
| Further education | 5 | −7.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.9 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 134 students | B+ (42.2) | Average +0.08 | |
| 134 students | B+ (42.2) | Average +0.08 | |
| 17 students | Dist+ (38.8) | Above average +0.39 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 136 | B+ (41.8) | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 126 | B+ (42.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 122 | B+ (44) | — |
| 2018/19 | 66 | B (39.6) | +0.46 |
| 2017/18 | 54 | C+ (33.2) | +0.18 |
| 2016/17 | 32 | B- (36.4) | +0.29 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 77.8 | −5.9 |
| Further and other education | 1.4 | — |
| Further education | 0.7 | — |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 8.3 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | +4.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | −0.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The St Thomas the Apostle College was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (93 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 93
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (23%) with SEND