The St Thomas the Apostle College, London

In 2026, pupils at The St Thomas the Apostle College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 61.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.7 in Southwark and 47 across England.

74% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 53% in Southwark and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 61.7.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.45: 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 61.6, against 62 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 0.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 181 families put The St Thomas the Apostle College as their first choice and 499 named it as one of their preferences, for 150 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 64 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The St Thomas the Apostle College are Haberdashers' Hatcham College (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.3); Harris Academy Peckham (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40); Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.3); and Deptford Green School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 42.8).

The St Thomas the Apostle College's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

93 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The St Thomas the Apostle College (as of September 2025): 99% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

Of the 161 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 5% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 144 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 78% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 8% into work. 47% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

45.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 30% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (72%), Mixed (9%) and other ethnic groups (7%).

In 2026, 124 pupils (10.9%) received SEN support and 32 (2.8%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The St Thomas the Apostle College had 92 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Queens Road Peckham Rail Station, about 320 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Mary's Road / Nunhead, 160 metres away.

In 2024/25, The St Thomas the Apostle College issued 232 suspensions, 20.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The St Thomas the Apostle College are Hollydale Primary School (0.3 miles), John Donne Primary School (0.3 miles), Edmund Waller Primary School (0.3 miles) and Kender Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.