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St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Footscray Road, Eltham, London SE9 2SU · stmcomprehensive.org · 020 8850 6700
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 60.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Greenwich 46.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 637
- 13 over 624 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.9%
- First language not English
- 25%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 164 families put the school first and 116 places were offered; 61% 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 | 116 | 164 | 1.4▲ | 61% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 114 | 187 | 1.6▲ | 58% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 114 | 147 | 1.3▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 114 | 184 | 1.6▲ | 58% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 120 | 247 | 2.1▲ | 48% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 60.6, and 72.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Greenwich it was 46.9, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲60.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲72.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲81.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲80.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.71 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 62.2 | −3.9 |
| Sixth form college | 12.6 | +3.2 |
| Further education | 15.7 | +2.3 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −4.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | −1.5 |
| Employment | 2.4 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.6 | — |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | — |
Ofsted
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 29 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 29 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jul 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (67 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 67
- 10% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied