St Thomas More RC College

State-Funded School

st-thomas-more-rc-college-tameside-north-west

North WestRegion

TamesideLocal Authority

Gorton and DentonConstituency

M34 6AFPostcode

3.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Thomas More RC College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Tameside, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 797 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 42%
EBacc average point score: 3.82

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

797

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

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 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 797
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

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 30 June 2022. 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
27 Dec 2012	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.