St Thomas More Catholic School

State-Funded School

st-thomas-more-catholic-school-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

North BedfordshireConstituency

MK41 7ULPostcode

6.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Thomas More Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Bedford, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 893 pupils. St Thomas More Catholic School is part of OUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.91

Ethnicity

White

41%

Asian

11%

Black

27%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

893

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

37%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 893
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: OUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
7 Mar 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.