St Thomas the Apostle School and Sixth Form College

Comprehensive

National rank

142

160=

Rank last year

73.8%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

48.7%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Eamon Connolly
Attendance 95.4%
Gender of entry Boys
Send pupils* 17.4% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 1,145
Pupils on free school meals 47.2%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 115

Grade

%

A*

14

A

29.1

B

30.7

A*/A

43.1

A*-B

73.8

GCSE 2025 rank: 166

Grade

%

9/8

30

7

18.7

9/8/7

48.7

What the school inspection says

“The St Thomas Apostle College is an inspiring, exciting and highly successful school. Pupils, and students in the sixth form, want to come to school and thoroughly enjoy everything that is on offer. The school’s focus is on expectation, rather than aspiration. Staff expect all pupils and students to achieve highly and to be the best version of themselves. These expectations are realised in the school’s outcomes and what students do next. The school’s motto is ‘excellence with care’ ... The school’s curriculum is ambitious and inclusive, preparing pupils well for life and the next stages of learning. Outcomes and progress for all pupils, including those who may be disadvantaged and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are exceptional.”
Inspection
2024
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

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