St Thomas More Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Bedford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bedford Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Thomas More Catholic School is a secondary school in Bedford for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 October 2023. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Thomas More Catholic 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 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, as were applicants at 7 of the 11 other Bedford secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 drew 92 first-choice applications for 108 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 16 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 46% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bedford.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bedford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Tyne Crescent, Bedford, MK41 7UL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 893 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 October 2023
Strengths
- “St Thomas More is a close-knit community with a strong ‘family’ ethos.”
- “Pupils appreciate and embody the school’s Catholic values of faith, hope and love.”
- “Pupils are provided with the knowledge and skills to lead happy, successful lives.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, teachers have not given enough thought to the concepts that pupils often struggle to understand.”
- “However, they also say that some teachers do not apply the policy consistently, for example when dealing with mobile phones.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 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) | 47 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | 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: 92 first-preference applications, 108 offers in total, 92 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 Bedford.
- Mark Rutherford School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Goldington Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bedford Free School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Biddenham International School and Sports College 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lincroft Academy 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bedford Academy 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Daubeney Academy 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kempston Academy 4.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published