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St Thomas More RC College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided
Town Lane, Denton, Manchester M34 6AF · stmcollege.org.uk · 0161 336 2743
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44
- average Attainment 8 score. Tameside 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 797
- 17 over 780 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.5%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 195 families put the school first and 149 places were offered; 74% 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 | 149 | 195 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 153 | 170 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 151 | 207 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 156 | 172 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 152 | 206 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44, and 42% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Tameside it was 43.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44 | 46 | ||
| ▼42.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼36.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.82 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.7 | −0.6 |
| Sixth form college | 45.7 | −5.6 |
| Further education | 41.1 | +15.4 |
| Other education | 1.3 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | −2.7 |
| Employment | 2 | −2.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | −4.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | +1.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 June 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St Thomas More RC College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 29 Jun 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (109 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 109
- 14% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (21%) with SEND