St Thomas More Catholic School, BlaydonCardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon and Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead are secondary schools.
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead is ahead on our composite score.
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon was judged Good and Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.9 for St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon and 53.2 for Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon (52.3 in 2021-22, 51.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead (58.9 in 2021-22, 53.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Blaydon-on-TyneSt Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon | GatesheadCardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100 | B76/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 9 in Gateshead | 1st of 9 in Gateshead Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,400 | 1,496 | |
| Capacity | 1,509 | 1,465 | |
| Location | Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ | Gateshead, NE9 6RZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.9 | 53.2 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60.4% Stronger figure | 55.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78.3% Stronger figure | 75.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 63.9% | 69.1% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.73 | 4.97 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 230 | 249 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 109 | 101 | |
| A-level average points | 34.8 | 35.2 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.1 | 37.3 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 13.3% | 21.1% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,400 | 1,496 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.7% | 24.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.8% | 15.6% | |
| SEN support | 6.9% | 7.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.2% Stronger figure | 6.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.4% Stronger figure | 15.3% | 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.
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
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