St Thomas More Catholic School
Tyne Crescent, Bedford, MK41 7UL
893 pupils · 86% of 1,040 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- OUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.2%
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 4 October 2023, published 8 November 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 | 47 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 63.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 13.9% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.85 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 108 | 92 | 194 | 107 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 138 | 89 | 194 | 122 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 142 | 99 | 191 | 135 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 129 | 105 | 186 | 125 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 156 | 132 | 210 | 156 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 123 | 103 | 184 | 121 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 150 | 138 | 229 | 150 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 160 | 149 | 223 | 160 |
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
- Castle Newnham School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Mark Rutherford School 2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Goldington Academy 2.3 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Bedford Free School 3.3 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
- Biddenham International School and Sports College 3.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Lincroft Academy 4 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.