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St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Croftdale Road, Blaydon-on-Tyne NE21 4BQ · stthomasmore.org.uk · 0191 499 0111

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
51.9
average Attainment 8 score. Gateshead 47, England 46
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,401
93% of 1,509 places
Local authority
Gateshead
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
19.7%
First language not English
8.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 263 families put the school first and 244 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 246 (Places 245)246September 2023: 230 (Places 238)230September 2024: 236 (Places 244)236September 2025: 239 (Places 244)239September 2026: 263 (Places 244)263Places 244
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262442631.1▲88%
September 2025Sept 2025244239193%
September 2024Sept 2024244236197%
September 2023Sept 2023238230198%
September 2022Sept 20222452461▲96%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.9, and 60.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Gateshead it was 47, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 54.1 (England 46.3)54.12017/18: 52.1 (England 46.5)52.12018/19: 53.1 (England 46.7)53.12021/22: 52.3 (England 48.8)52.32022/23: 53.8 (England 46.3)53.82023/24: 51.6 (England 45.9)51.62024/25: 51.9 (England 46.0)51.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲51.946.0
▲60.4%45.4%
▲78.3%64.8%
▲63.9%40.5%
▲4.734.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form45.8−9.3
Further education42.9+10.7
Apprenticeship5+3.7
Employment2.1−1.7
Not in a lasting destination2.5−2.2
Activity not captured1.7+0.4

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 32.8 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 35.7 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 35.9 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 35.5 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 44.1 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 38.3 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 35.2 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 34.8 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
109 studentsC+ (34.8)Below average -0.19
110 studentsB- (35)Below average -0.18
30 studentsDist+ (37.5)Above average +0.32
15 studentsDist*- (42.1)Well above average +1.15
13.3%AAB or better
92.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2494B- (35.2)-0.05
2022/2395B- (38.3)—
2021/22102B+ (44.1)—
2018/19105B- (35.5)-0.10
2017/18109B- (35.9)-0.07
2016/17120B- (35.7)-0.07
2015/16161C+ (32.8)-0.27

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University50.8−1.9
Apprenticeship13.1+1.6
Employment25.4+6.3
Not in a lasting destination8.2−1
Activity not captured2.5+0.2

Ofsted

St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
1 Mar 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2013

Other inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2025Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingMet

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2013Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Feb 2007Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (174 replies, to 1 January 2024).

Recommend
78%
Replies
174
12% · 1 Jan 2024
Child is happy at school▼78% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼81% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼77% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼83% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼70% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼81% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼73% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼70% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●48% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼53% agreeEngland 67%

based on 28 parents (16%) with SEND

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