The St Thomas the Apostle College

State-Funded School

the-st-thomas-the-apostle-college-southwark-london

LondonRegion

SouthwarkLocal Authority

PeckhamConstituency

SE15 2EBPostcode

9.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The St Thomas the Apostle College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Southwark, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,140 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 61.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 72%
EBacc average point score: 5.69

Ethnicity

White

Asian

Black

72%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,140

Total Pupils

91%Boys

9%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

30%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,140
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 6 November 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
16 Dec 2018	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.