Thomas More Catholic School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D54
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Purley, CR8 2XP
- Distance
- 1.0km away
The John Fisher School
Peaks Hill, Purley, CR8 3YP
Local ranking10th of 15 secondary schools in Sutton
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1190
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 21 June 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 59.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 80.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 188
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 99.0%
- Continued in education
- 98.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Higher education
- 57.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 16.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
32.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
83
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 13.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.5
- 16-18 Cohort
- 214
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1134
- Boys
- 1116 (100%)
- Capacity
- 1190 (94% full)
- SEND
- 23.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 15.8%
- EAL
- 23.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.4%
- SEN Support
- 19.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 76.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,913/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 33.2%
- Black African: 17.8%
- White Other: 10.3%
- Asian Other: 7.3%
- Asian Indian: 7.2%
- Mixed Other: 4.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.6%
- Black Other: 3.3%
33.2%
White British
17.8%
Black African
10.3%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Peaks Hill
Purley, London
Administrative
- URN
- 103009
- UKPRN
- 10006713
- Establishment No.
- 5402
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