St Thomas More Catholic School, BlaydonThorp Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon and Thorp Academy are secondary schools.
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Thorp Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon is ahead on our composite score.
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon was judged Good and Thorp Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.9 for St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon and 47.2 for Thorp Academy.
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 Thorp Academy (55.1 in 2021-22, 47.2 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Blaydon-on-TyneSt Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon | RytonThorp Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 9 in Gateshead Stronger figure | 5th of 9 in Gateshead | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,400 | 1,496 | |
| Capacity | 1,509 | 1,511 | |
| Location | Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ | Ryton, NE40 3AH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.9 Stronger figure | 47.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60.4% Stronger figure | 54.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78.3% Stronger figure | 75.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 63.9% Stronger figure | 39.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.73 Stronger figure | 4.26 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 230 | 251 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 109 | 58 | |
| A-level average points | 34.8 Stronger figure | 31.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.1 Stronger figure | 33.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 13.3% | 22.6% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,400 | 1,496 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.7% | 25.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.8% | 2.1% | |
| SEN support | 6.9% | 14.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 2.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.2% Stronger figure | 10.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.4% Stronger figure | 25.8% | 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
Thorp Academy
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