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St Thomas More Catholic School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Glendale Avenue, Wood Green, London N22 5HN · stthomasmoreschool.org.uk · 020 8888 7122

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected May 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
54.1
average Attainment 8 score. Haringey 48.5, England 46
Last distance offered
0.22 mi
0.35 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Haringey Council
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,296
36 over 1,260 places · 103%
Local authority
Haringey
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
31.4%
First language not English
28%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Cardinal Hume Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.22 mi (352 m) from the school. Source: Haringey Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 195 families put the school first and 182 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 253 (Places 187)253September 2023: 275 (Places 178)275September 2024: 239 (Places 184)239September 2025: 246 (Places 215)246September 2026: 195 (Places 182)195Places 182
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261821951.1▲82%
September 2025Sept 20252152461.1▲81%
September 2024Sept 20241842391.3▲64%
September 2023Sept 20231782751.5▲59%
September 2022Sept 20221872531.4▲64%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20260.22 mi0.35 km
September 2025No distance given
September 2024No distance given

The council gives no distance ('Contact school'): contact the school for how its places were offered.

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.1, and 54% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Haringey it was 48.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.5 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: 46.2 (England 46.3)46.22017/18: 41.8 (England 46.5)41.82018/19: 51.3 (England 46.7)51.32021/22: 55.8 (England 48.8)55.82022/23: 51.6 (England 46.3)51.62023/24: 50.0 (England 45.9)50.02024/25: 54.1 (England 46.0)54.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲54.146.0
▲54.0%45.4%
▲77.3%64.8%
▲87.7%40.5%
▲4.924.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form70.8+3.6
Sixth form college7.4+0.5
Further education16.7−3.4
Apprenticeship0.9—
Employment0.5−1.6
Not in a lasting destination1.9−0.2
Activity not captured1.9+1.4

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: 23.2 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 28.2 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 32.8 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 27.5 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 33.3 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 35.9 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 36.5 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 33.5 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
98 studentsC+ (33.5)Above average +0.26
98 studentsC+ (33.5)Above average +0.26
62 studentsDist (34.9)Well above average +0.60
12 studentsMerit+ (26.7)Average -0.17
10.5%AAB or better
98.3%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24103B- (36.5)+0.31
2022/23122B- (35.9)—
2021/22108C+ (33.3)—
2018/1982C- (27.5)+0.09
2017/1856C+ (32.8)+0.55
2016/1747C- (28.2)-0.01
2015/1678D+ (23.2)-0.18

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University79.6+13.7
Further and other education1.9−2.7
Further education0.9−2.2
Other education0.9−0.7
Apprenticeship0.9+0.1
Employment9.3−7.8
Not in a lasting destination3.7−4.1
Activity not captured4.6+0.7

Ofsted

St Thomas More Catholic School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 14 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
14 May 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingMet
  • Jun 2013Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Nov 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (159 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
89%
Replies
159
13% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●90% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn●82% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●86% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●78% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly●78% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 77% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼45% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲76% agreeEngland 68%

based on 17 parents (11%) with SEND

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