St Thomas More High School

State-Funded School

st-thomas-more-high-school-southend-on-sea-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

Southend on SeaLocal Authority

Southend West and LeighConstituency

SS0 0BWPostcode

8.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Thomas More High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Southend on Sea, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,243 pupils. St Thomas More High School is part of ASSISI CATHOLIC TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 63.7%
EBacc average point score: 4.28

Ethnicity

White

51%

Asian

13%

Black

26%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,243

Total Pupils

91%Boys

9%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 1,243
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: ASSISI CATHOLIC TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 7 March 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
9 Mar 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.