St Thomas More High School
About the school
St Thomas More High School is an open secondary school in Southend-on-Sea.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 7 March 2024
- Published
- 13 May 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 52.3
- Southend-on-Sea
- 52.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Southend-on-Sea
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 63.70%
- Southend-on-Sea
- 57.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 74.90%
- Southend-on-Sea
- 71.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 12.80%
- Southend-on-Sea
- 50.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.28
- Southend-on-Sea
- 4.64
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.91
AAB or better
- School
- 7.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1206
Girls
7.38%
Boys
92.62%
SEN support
7.71%
Education, health and care plan
3.90%
English as an additional language
15.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
15.60%
Overall absence
4.65
Persistent absence
9.27
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
176
Sustained education or employment
98%
Education
95%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
158
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
70%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
19%