St Thomas More Catholic High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Tyneside
Lynn Road, North Shields, NE29 8LF
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 17/05/2023
Application demand
94%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.2%
22.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,660
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,650 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
94%
1st preference success rate
250 of 267 families who put it first got an offer
263
Places offered
413
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 267 | 250 | ● 94% |
| 2nd preference | 93 | 11 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 45 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 413 | 263 | 64% |
1st preference success by year
North Tyneside lets families list 3 preferences. 37 applications came from outside the council area (11 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
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emma Patterson
- Address
- Lynn Road, North Shields, NE29 8LF
- Phone
- 01912588340
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Ward / constituency
- New York & Murton · Tynemouth
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137734
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
1,660 pupils · 1,650 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
17 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,349 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
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 | 49.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.21 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.40 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.32 | — | — |
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 | 49.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 68.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 46.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.38 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 254 | — |
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 | 35.21 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 113 | — |
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 | 251 | 16% | 50% | 75% | |
| English Language | 250 | 20% | 58% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 248 | 18% | 60% | 78% | |
| Religious Studies | 242 | 41% | 78% | 86% | |
| Combined Science | 194 | 4% | 32% | 57% | |
| History | 164 | 30% | 62% | 70% | |
| Geography | 109 | 27% | 57% | 70% | |
| Art and Design | 91 | 27% | 68% | 87% | |
| German | 68 | 24% | 75% | 87% | |
| Business | 59 | 15% | 36% | 54% | |
| French | 54 | 46% | 81% | 87% | |
| Biology | 54 | 61% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 36 | 6% | 22% | 47% | |
| Religious Studies | 31 | 3% | 13% | 45% | |
| English Literature | 28 | 4% | 43% | 75% | |
| History | 27 | 0% | 7% | 44% | |
| Psychology | 24 | 4% | 13% | 38% | |
| Biology | 22 | 5% | 27% | 68% | |
| Chemistry | 20 | 0% | 10% | 45% | |
| English Language | 17 | 0% | 18% | 53% | |
| Business Studies | 14 | 0% | 14% | 71% | |
| Physics | 11 | 18% | 45% | 64% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 10 | 20% | 50% | 70% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14331: St Thomas More Catholic High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
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) | 64% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 68% | — | — |
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 North Tyneside 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.