Secondary
Thomas More Catholic School
Russell Hill Road, Purley, CR8 2XP
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 599 of 850 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
Ofsted
Last inspected October 2024
Standards maintained
An ungraded inspection, which checks whether a school remains at its previous grade rather than re-grading it. Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
38%
42.1
3rd of 3 by our score, among the secondary schools in Purley we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.95 |
| Entered the EBacc | 66% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 34% |
| 22/23 | 42% |
| 23/24 | 38% |
| 24/25 | 38% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 25.3 |
| 22/23 | 22.3 |
| 23/24 | 16.9 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.34 |
| 22/23 | 0.00 |
| 23/24 | -0.13 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 41.5 |
| 22/23 | 44.1 |
| 23/24 | 42.5 |
| 24/25 | 42.1 |
Russell Hill Road, Purley, CR8 2XP
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Croydon admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Head of School
- Maryssa Dako
- Address
- Russell Hill Road, Purley, CR8 2XP
- Telephone
- 02086686251