St Thomas More Catholic High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · North Shields, North Tyneside
Last distance offered · Year 7 2025
7.60 miles
Published by North Tyneside Council · offers on 3 March 2025
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St Thomas More Catholic High School is a secondary school in North Shields, North Tyneside for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 May 2023. North Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 entry.
St Thomas More Catholic High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2025 | 7.60 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2025, the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 7.60 miles away, the longest of 9 North Tyneside secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.95 miles).
- For 2026 Year 7 entry there were 253 first-choice applications for 266 offers; 237 offers went to first-choice families and 16 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 46% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Tyneside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lynn Road, North Shields, NE29 8LF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 1,660 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 May 2023
Strengths
- “There is warmth and friendliness at St Thomas More Catholic High School.”
- “Although the school is large, pupils are treated as individuals and staff know them well.”
- “The pastoral support and care that staff give to pupils is a particular strength.”
To improve
- “Leaders are aware of where this is not as clear as it could be and work is underway to ensure that all subjects have clearly sequenced curriculums to reduce any remaining variability.”
- “Teachers question pupils appropriately to check their understanding; however, more planned opportunities are needed to ensure that as many pupils as possible, including disadvantaged pupils, contribute to lessons.”
- “However, not all students choose to access direct work experience opportunities.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 253 first-preference applications, 266 offers in total, 237 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Tyneside.
- Norham High School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- John Spence Community High School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Monkseaton High School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Churchill Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Marden High School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Whitley Bay High School 2.1 mi Outstanding
- Burnside College 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- George Stephenson High School 3.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published