St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School, London

In its own words: "The purpose of St Thomas More school is the all-inclusive development of each individual within a loving community which is welcoming, safe, forgiving, positive; challenging each to follow Christ in serving others."

In 2026, pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 59.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.1 in Greenwich and 47 across England.

72% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 51% in Greenwich and 47% in England.

That is down from 60.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.74: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 58.1, against 59.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 1.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 164 families put St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School as their first choice and 544 named it as one of their preferences, for 116 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 64 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School are Leigh Stationers' Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.1); Eltham Hill School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.6); Harris Academy Greenwich (1 mile, Outstanding, Attainment 8 49.8); and Harris Academy Falconwood (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.7).

St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School is one of 16 schools run by St Oscar Romero Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 127 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 16% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

15.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Eltham, about 990 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Footscray Road / Southend Crescent, 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 229 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Greenwich (458).

In 2024/25, St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School issued 52 suspensions, 8.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School are Eltham Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles), St Mary's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Wyborne Primary School (0.7 miles) and Gordon Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.