St Thomas More High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Southend-on-Sea
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
74%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.3%
9.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,243
Capacity used
Over capacity118%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
74%
1st preference success rate
137 of 184 families who put it first got an offer
184
Places offered
556
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 184 | 137 | ● 74% |
| 2nd preference | 93 | 16 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 144 | 22 | ● 15% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 135 | 9 | ● 7% |
| Total | 556 | 184 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Southend-on-Sea lets families list 5 preferences. 208 applications came from outside the council area (75 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- G Ackred
- Address
- Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW
- Phone
- 01702344933
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Ward / constituency
- Blenheim Park · Southend West and Leigh
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137310
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ASSISI CATHOLIC TRUST
1,243 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
07 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 928 pupils
Attendance
95.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
9.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.32 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.12 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.33 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 63.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 12.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.28 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 179 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.91 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 7.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 139 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 177 | 31% | 72% | 80% | |
| English Language | 177 | 19% | 65% | 84% | |
| Religious Studies | 177 | 24% | 67% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 177 | 25% | 69% | 87% | |
| Combined Science | 129 | 15% | 51% | 68% | |
| Business | 73 | 21% | 62% | 73% | |
| History | 72 | 22% | 57% | 68% | |
| Geography | 61 | 21% | 56% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 53 | 9% | 53% | 64% | |
| Computer Science | 50 | 28% | 66% | 84% | |
| Biology | 48 | 35% | 90% | 94% | |
| Physics | 48 | 50% | 92% | 96% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 46 | 7% | 17% | 52% | |
| Business Studies | 44 | 2% | 7% | 34% | |
| Psychology | 41 | 0% | 5% | 32% | |
| Mathematics | 34 | 9% | 29% | 38% | |
| History | 28 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Government and Politics | 22 | 0% | 5% | 23% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 20 | 0% | 15% | 35% | |
| Geography | 19 | 0% | 11% | 37% | |
| Biology | 18 | 6% | 22% | 61% | |
| Chemistry | 18 | 0% | 28% | 33% | |
| Computer Science | 18 | 11% | 17% | 33% | |
| English Literature | 17 | 6% | 6% | 41% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 16868: St Thomas More High School for Boys
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 6 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 63% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 64% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Southend-on-Sea council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.