St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Croftdale Road, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ
1,401 pupils · 93% of 1,509 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 March 2023, published 26 April 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 60.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 78.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 63.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.08 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 244 | 263 | 604 | 244 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 244 | 239 | 530 | 244 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 244 | 236 | 512 | 244 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 238 | 230 | 527 | 238 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 245 | 246 | 499 | 245 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 245 | 300 | 565 | 245 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 248 | 263 | 519 | 248 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 242 | 296 | 561 | 242 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Whickham School 3.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Thorp Academy 3.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Cuthbert's High School 3.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Studio West 4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Walbottle Academy 4.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kingsmeadow Community School 4.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.