Thomas More Catholic School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D54
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Purley, CR8 2XP
- Distance
- 1.3km away
Harris Academy Purley
Kendra Hall Road, South Croydon, CR2 6DT
Local ranking8th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1150
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 28 February 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 52.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 60.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 72.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 177
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 81.0%
- Higher education
- 63.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 13.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
29.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
30.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
43
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 6.5% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 36.5
- 16-18 Cohort
- 130
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1022
- Boys
- 578 (57%)
- Girls
- 435 (43%)
- Capacity
- 1150 (88% full)
- SEND
- 12.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 43.4%
- EAL
- 40.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.6%
- SEN Support
- 10.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 26.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 38.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,178/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
- 7.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Black African: 19.9%
- White British: 10.9%
- Asian Indian: 9.6%
- Asian Other: 9.1%
- White Other: 8.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 8.4%
- Black Caribbean: 8.4%
- Mixed Other: 5.8%
19.9%
Black African
10.9%
White British
9.6%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Kendra Hall Road
South Croydon, London
Administrative
- URN
- 135955
- UKPRN
- 10028139
- Establishment No.
- 6908
- Trust
- HARRIS FEDERATION
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