St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon, Blaydon-on-Tyne

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon

Croftdale Road, Blaydon-on-Tyne NE21 4BQ

https://www.stthomasmore.org.uk/

St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has about 1,470 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In March 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead, St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington and St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham.)

Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Attainment, Destinations and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.6		Excelsior Academy
2.1		Whickham School
2.2		Thorp Academy
2.2		St Cuthbert's High School
2.5		Studio West
2.5		Walbottle Academy
2.9		Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School
3.0		Sacred Heart Catholic High School
3.6		Emmanuel College
3.9		Kenton School
3.9		Callerton Academy
4.2		North East Futures UTC

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Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are above average. Progress at 16-18 is excellent. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Attainment: Excellent. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Destinations: Above average. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both quite high.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Sixth form: Above average. Attainment is excellent, progress is about average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is roughly average.

Progress: About average. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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