Secondary school

St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Gateshead
  • NE21 4BQ
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 733 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 23%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 19%19%2016/17: top 14%14% · 2016/172017/18: top 22%2018/19: top 20%2021/22: top 31%2022/23: top 18%2023/24: top 24%2024/25: top 23%No exams

A-level results

#27 of 72 North East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against North EastArrows: North East rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 851.9 · North East 45.29/10 Top 20%+13.7 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths60.4% · North East 43.7%10/10 Top 10%+23.8 pts
EBacc point score4.73 · North East 3.939/10 Top 20%+21.9 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.05 · North East −0.218/10 Above
A level points per entry34.84 · North East 33.37/10 Above−29.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 55.4 · 226 pupils · North East 49.42016/17: 54.1 · 226 pupils · North East 45.12017/18: 52.1 · 236 pupils · North East 44.92018/19: 53.1 · 227 pupils · North East 45.52021/22: 52.3 · 236 pupils · North East 48.42022/23: 53.8 · 246 pupils · North East 45.32023/24: 51.6 · 238 pupils · North East 44.652024/25: 51.9 · 230 pupils · North East 45.255.451.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 45% · 226 pupils · North East 36%2017/18: 47% · 236 pupils · North East 39%2018/19: 49% · 227 pupils · North East 38%2021/22: 55% · 236 pupils · North East 47%2022/23: 60% · 246 pupils · North East 41%2023/24: 57.1% · 238 pupils · North East 42.5%2024/25: 60.4% · 230 pupils · North East 43.7%60.4%45%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 32.76 · 161 pupils · North East 29.922016/17: 35.7 · 120 pupils · North East 30.512017/18: 35.88 · 109 pupils · North East 31.342018/19: 35.45 · 105 pupils · North East 32.232021/22: 44.14 · 102 pupils · North East 37.032022/23: 38.32 · 95 pupils · North East 33.292023/24: 35.17 · 94 pupils · North East 33.322024/25: 34.84 · 109 pupils · North East 33.344.1432.76No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in87.8%
231 of 263 who put it first2014 · 76.1%2026 · 87.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st263231
2nd21611
3rd1252

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2013Outstanding
  3. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,401
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.7%
First language not English8.8%
SEN support6.9%
EHC plan2.2%
Absence (sessions missed)5.2%
Persistently absent pupils13.4%

Girls 51.1%Boys 48.9%

92.8% full · 1,509 places · 214 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.4
Pupils per adult13.2
  • Classroom teachers 73.6
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 14.7
  • Other support 28.8

Teachers 80.6 FTE · Whole workforce 124.1 · 167 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,969
Spend per pupil£7,392
Staff spend per pupil£5,733
Reserve per pupil£367
  • +£514,000revenue reserve
  • +£808,000in-year balance

Grants £7,566 · self-generated £427 · premises £552 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST (47 academies) · trust reserve £4,300,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

238 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained95.8%
  • Education88.7%
  • Apprenticeship5%
  • Employment2.1%
  • Not sustained2.5%
  • Unknown1.7%

After sixth form (16–18)

122 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.3%
  • Education50.8%
  • Higher education50.8%
  • Apprenticeship13.1%
  • Employment25.4%
  • Not sustained8.2%
  • Unknown2.5%