The St Thomas the Apostle College
About the school
The St Thomas the Apostle College is an open secondary school in Southwark.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 November 2024
- Published
- 3 December 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 61.7
- Southwark
- 52.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Southwark
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 72.00%
- Southwark
- 54.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 86.30%
- Southwark
- 73.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 69.60%
- Southwark
- 66.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.69
- Southwark
- 4.82
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B+
Average A-level points
- School
- 42.16
AAB or better
- School
- 29.90%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1111
Girls
8.01%
Boys
91.99%
SEN support
10.44%
Education, health and care plan
2.97%
English as an additional language
32.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
47.15%
Overall absence
5.01
Persistent absence
12.35
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
155
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
96%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
131
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
73%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
10%