Monkseaton High SchoolSt Thomas More Catholic High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Monkseaton High School and St Thomas More Catholic High School are secondary schools.
Monkseaton High School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Thomas More Catholic High School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Thomas More Catholic High School is ahead on our composite score.
Monkseaton High School was judged the expected standard and St Thomas More Catholic High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.1 for Monkseaton High School and 48.8 for St Thomas More Catholic High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Monkseaton High School (40.0 in 2021-22, 44.1 in 2025-26) and has fallen at St Thomas More Catholic High School (54.1 in 2021-22, 48.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Whitley BayMonkseaton High School | North ShieldsSt Thomas More Catholic High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D46/100 | C62/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 13th of 15 in North Tyneside | 5th of 15 in North Tyneside Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 13-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 155 | 1,660 | |
| Capacity | 955 | 1,650 | |
| Location | Whitley Bay, NE25 9EQ | North Shields, NE29 8LF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.1 | 48.8 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34.4% | 49.6% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55.5% | 68.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 128 | 260 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 20 | 113 | |
| A-level average points | 23.4 | 35.2 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 26.7 | 36.6 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 19.7% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 481 | 1,622 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 31.1% | 24.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.0% | 8.3% | |
| SEN support | 15.4% | 11.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.7% | 2.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 12.7% | 8.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 33.5% | 22.5% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Monkseaton High School
St Thomas More Catholic High School
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