St Thomas More RC CollegeAudenshaw School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Manchester.
Summary of the comparison
St Thomas More RC College and Audenshaw School are secondary schools in Manchester.
St Thomas More RC College scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Audenshaw School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Thomas More RC College is ahead on our composite score.
St Thomas More RC College was judged Good and Audenshaw School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.7 for St Thomas More RC College and 45.5 for Audenshaw School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Thomas More RC College (48.7 in 2021-22, 43.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Audenshaw School (45.5 in 2021-22, 45.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ManchesterSt Thomas More RC College | ManchesterAudenshaw School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 14 in Tameside Stronger figure | 6th of 14 in Tameside | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 792 | 1,116 | |
| Capacity | 780 | 1,140 | |
| Location | Manchester, M34 6AF | Manchester, M34 5NB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.7 | 45.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41.3% | 49.8% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68.7% Stronger figure | 67.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 35.3% Stronger figure | 18.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.78 | 3.82 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 150 | 221 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 792 | 1,116 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 27.6% | 33.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.9% | 15.4% | |
| SEN support | 8.3% | 6.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.3% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% | 5.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.7% | 14.1% 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
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 RC College
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