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St. Thomas More Language College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Cadogan Street, London SW3 2QS · stmlc.co.uk · 020 7589 9734
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Kensington and Chelsea 54.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Kensington and Chelsea Council
- Demand for places
- 0.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 489
- 82% of 597 places
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 40.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Kensington and Chelsea Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 143 places were offered; 100% 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 | 143 | 49 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 149 | 54 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 142 | 49 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 133 | 57 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 130 | 62 | 0.5 | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.9, and 46.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kensington and Chelsea it was 54.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.88 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 100502)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 48.5 | −9.9 |
| Sixth form college | 22.1 | +4.4 |
| Further education | 26.5 | +9.7 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.7 | −2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | −0.3 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 100502)
Ofsted
St. Thomas More Language College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 May 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100502)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 100502), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100502)
Feb 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100502)