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St Thomas More Catholic School

Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Haringey

Glendale Avenue, London, N22 5HN

Website 02088887122

71

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Outstanding

Graded 14/05/2024

Application demand

81%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.2%

10.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

1,296

Capacity used

Over capacity

103%

1,260 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Secondary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

81%

1st preference success rate

200 of 246 families who put it first got an offer

215

Places offered

593

Total applications

2.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference246200● 81%
2nd preference11811● 9%
3rd preference863● 3%
Later preferences (4th–6th)1431● 1%
Total59321536%

1st preference success by year

81%
2020
67%
2021
64%
2022
59%
2023
64%
2024
81%
2025

Haringey lets families list 6 preferences. 172 applications came from outside the council area (59 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
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Alex Rosen
Address
Glendale Avenue, Wood Green, London, N22 5HN
Phone
02088887122
Local authority
Haringey
Ward / constituency
Woodside · Southgate and Wood Green
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
139362

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals31%——
English as additional language23%——
SEN support12%——
52% boys (669)48% girls (627)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE CARDINAL HUME ACADEMIES TRUST

1,296 pupils · 1,260 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    14 May 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Outstanding overall effectiveness
    Sixth formOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 1,009 pupils

Attendance

95.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

4.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

10.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

0.8%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

10%
20/21
10%
21/22
12%
22/23
11%
23/24
10%
24/25

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

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score50.0——
Progress 8 score0.46—0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths51%——
Grade 4+ in English & maths75%——
EBacc average point score4.60——

Progress 8 band

Well below
5% of schools
Below
26% of schools
Average
43% of schools
Above
21% of schools
Well above
5% of schools

A-level results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Average points per entry36.52——

Average grade: B- (England B-)

GCSE results over time

51.3201955.8202251.6202350202454.12025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 854.146
Grade 5+ English & maths54%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths77.3%65%
Entering EBacc87.7%40%
EBacc average point score4.924.1
Pupils in cohort211—

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.

Disadvantaged pupils
+0.46
Other pupils
+0.46
Low prior attainers
+0.81
Middle prior attainers
+0.44
High prior attainers
+0.19
Girls
+0.72
Boys
+0.29

A-level results over time

27.51201933.27202235.91202336.52202433.52025

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Average points per entry33.535
Average gradeC+—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)10.5%17%
A-level students98—

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.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Mathematics21228%58%80%
English Language21128%66%83%
English Literature21131%69%83%
Religious Studies20940%67%78%
Combined Science1809%43%68%
Spanish11229%50%66%
Geography10921%54%63%
History10433%62%74%
French8814%39%48%
Business8119%58%75%
Social Studies6923%67%78%
Statistics5840%93%100%

A level

SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
Mathematics287%32%50%
Business Studies244%8%29%
Economics190%0%26%
Religious Studies186%28%72%
Sociology170%24%65%
English Literature170%0%41%
Psychology1613%44%75%
Biology140%0%21%
Physics140%14%50%
Drama and Theatre Studies110%0%45%
Media / Film / TV Studies110%9%73%
Chemistry80%0%0%

Oxbridge

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Cambridge offers by year

No Cambridge offers this year

UCAS apply centre 15232: St Thomas More Catholic School, London

Cambridge admissions12025
Applications≤5
Offers0
Success rate—
Accepted offers0

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

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Higher education (university)66%——
Apprenticeships100%——
Any education or training70%——

Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.

House prices near the school

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Haringey council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Year 7 (secondary)31 October1 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.