St Thomas More RC College, Manchester
St Thomas More RC College is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Manchester. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2012. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 24th-highest of the 62 schools in Manchester with published results, and 1,276th of 3,298 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was 86% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
- Progress (2024)
- Above average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Tameside (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Thomas More RC College in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at St Thomas More RC College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.4 in Tameside and 47 across England.
51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Tameside and 47% in England.
That is up from 44 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.43: pupils made 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 36.8, against 52.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.7 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.
Getting a place at St Thomas More RC College
For September 2026 entry, 195 families put St Thomas More RC College as their first choice and 457 named it as one of their preferences, for 149 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 51 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at St Thomas More RC College
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to St Thomas More RC College are Denton Community Academy (0.7 miles, Attainment 8 46.1); Audenshaw School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.4); Hyde High School (1.5 miles, Attainment 8 39.8); and Reddish Vale High School (1.8 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 37.9).
St Thomas More RC College's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Denton Community AcademyAudenshaw SchoolHyde High SchoolReddish Vale High School
Where pupils go next
Of the 151 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 41% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.
Who goes there
5.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%), Black (7%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 71 pupils (8.9%) received SEN support and 58 (7.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
St Thomas More RC College has a resourced provision for autism: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Denton Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Thomas More RC College (outside), 100 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Thomas More RC College issued 330 suspensions, 41.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to St Thomas More RC College are St Mary's RC Primary School (0.2 miles), Greswell Primary School and Nursery (0.2 miles), Corrie Primary School (0.4 miles) and Linden Road Academy (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
St Mary's RC Primary SchoolGreswell Primary School and NurseryCorrie Primary SchoolLinden Road Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from December 2012, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its December 2012 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
About
St Thomas More has a roll of approximately 780 pupils and 40 teaching staff.
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At a Glance
26.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has improved from 0.28 to 0.43 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 49.3 to 48.1 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 51% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 48.1 | 51% |
| Disadvantaged(44) | - | 36.8 | 25% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(113) | - | 52.5 | 61.1% |
| Boys(79) | - | 46.4 | 50.6% |
| Girls(78) | - | 49.9 | 51.3% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(12) | - | 57.0 | 75% |
| Non mobile(150) | - | 48.6 | 51.3% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 4 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 151 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
3
Permanent exclusions
0.38%
Exclusion rate
330
Suspensions
41.67%
Suspension rate
92 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 792 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Latest from St Thomas More RC College
Parentscarers safeguarding newsletter
2 Oct 2026
Headteacher's Letters, News - St Thomas More Roman Catholic College
2 Oct 2026
Parish newsletters
3 Jul 2026
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Thomas More RC College from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Thomas More RC College is in Tameside; for families living there:
Apply to Tameside for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 18
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 10 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Tameside is 12 (the median across 111 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
787 pupils
912 places
125 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Manchester
Across Tameside council
Places available
3,293
Applications
2,719
Got 1st preference
86.7%
Got preferred school
96.3%
All secondary applications across Tameside council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
71
SEN Support
58
EHC Plans
16.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
St Thomas More RC College has a resourced provision for autism: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
797
Total Pupils
384
Boys
413
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
51
Teachers
15.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£56,126
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,064
Per pupil
£5914k
Total funding
£212k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.5%
Overall absence
17.7%
Persistent absence
812
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
St Thomas More RC College
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
Questions parents ask about St Thomas More RC College
What are GCSE results like at St Thomas More RC College?
In the 2026 results, pupils at St Thomas More RC College achieved an Attainment 8 score of 48.1. 51% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is St Thomas More RC College's Ofsted rating?
St Thomas More RC College's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2012, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Thomas More RC College?
No fixed boundary. When St Thomas More RC College is oversubscribed, Tameside allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Thomas More RC College?
St Thomas More RC College was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 912 places.
How big are the classes at St Thomas More RC College?
Classes at St Thomas More RC College average 24.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Thomas More RC College?
St Thomas More RC College has around 797 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
Does St Thomas More RC College have specialist SEN provision?
St Thomas More RC College has a resourced provision for autism: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at St Thomas More RC College?
6.5% of sessions were missed at St Thomas More RC College in 2024/25. 17.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Thomas More RC College?
Apply through Tameside's coordinated admissions process, naming St Thomas More RC College on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near St Thomas More RC College?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 10 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Tameside is 12 (the median across 111 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Thomas More RC College?
St Thomas More RC College is at Town Lane, Denton, Manchester, M34 6AF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)