St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Croftdale Road
 Blaydon-on-Tyne
 Tyne and Wear NE21 4BQ
Telephone: 0191 499 0111
Previous Name: n/a

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: Roman Catholic
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from St Thomas More Catholic School
Trust: Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Sponsor: Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Jillian Turner (since September 2022)
Previous Headteacher: Jonathan Parkinson
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 80.63 / 14.66
Non-teaching Staff*: 43.45
Number of pupils: 1400
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.4
Sex: Mixed (49% boys / 51% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 17.40% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 43.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 19.0% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 16.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 35.8%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Gateshead
Constituency: Blaydon
Electoral Ward: Blaydon
School Number: 3904606

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 1st March 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon (0.2km) show on map
  2. Blaydon West Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  3. St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary ... (1.2km) show on map
  4. Parkhead Community Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  5. West Lane Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  6. St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close (1.8km) show on map
  7. Crookhill Community Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  8. Lemington Riverside Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  9. Waverley Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  10. Excelsior Academy (2.5km) show on map
  11. Broadwood Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  12. Newburn Manor Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  13. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (3.0km) show on map
  14. Swalwell Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  15. Front Street Community Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  16. Newburn Manor Nursery School (3.1km) show on map
  17. Fellside Community Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  18. Bridgewater Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  19. Whickham School (3.3km) show on map
  20. Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary ... (3.5km) show on map
  21. St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West... (3.5km) show on map
  22. West Denton Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  23. Thorp Academy (3.6km) show on map
  24. St Cuthbert's High School (3.6km) show on map
  25. Clover Hill Community Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  26. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell (3.7km) show on map
  27. Walbottle Village Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  28. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  29. Ryton Community Infant School (3.8km) show on map
  30. Ryton Junior School (3.8km) show on map
  31. Knop Law Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  32. Atkinson Road Primary Academy (3.9km) show on map
  33. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham (3.9km) show on map
  34. Hadrian School (3.9km) show on map
  35. Studio West (4.0km) show on map
  36. West Newcastle Academy (4.0km) show on map
  37. Rowlands Gill Community Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  38. Milecastle Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  39. Talbot House Children's Charity (4.1km) show on map
  40. Stocksfield Avenue Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  41. St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook (4.1km) show on map
  42. Greenside Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  43. Mary Astell Academy (4.1km) show on map
  44. Beech Hill Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  45. Thomas Bewick School (4.1km) show on map
  46. Walbottle Academy (4.1km) show on map
  47. Washingwell Community Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  48. Emmaville Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  49. Canning Street Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  50. Trinity Academy Newcastle (4.3km) show on map
  51. Trinity Solutions Academy (4.3km) show on map
  52. Trinity Post 16 Solutions Limited (4.3km) show on map
  53. St Johns Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  54. Throckley Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  55. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham (4.7km) show on map
  56. Westerhope Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  57. Thomas Walling Primary Academy (4.7km) show on map
  58. Dunston Hill Community Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  59. Kingsmeadow Community School (4.7km) show on map
  60. Sacred Heart Primary School (4.7km) show on map
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  62. Hilton Primary Academy (4.8km) show on map
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  70. St Michael's Catholic Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  71. High Spen Primary School (5.3km) show on map
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  74. Callerton Academy (5.5km) show on map
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  76. Hawthorn Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  77. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor (5.6km) show on map
  78. Ashfield Nursery School (5.6km) show on map
  79. St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston (5.6km) show on map
  80. Westgate Hill Primary Academy (5.6km) show on map
  81. Moorside Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  82. Emmanuel College (5.8km) show on map
  83. Lobley Hill Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  84. St Paul's CofE Primary School (6.1km) show on map
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  86. NCG (6.1km) show on map
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  88. Kenton Bar Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  89. Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  90. Kenton School (6.3km) show on map
  91. Newcastle Bridges School (6.3km) show on map
  92. Wylam First School (6.3km) show on map
  93. St Aidan's Church of England Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  94. Eslington Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  95. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton (6.5km) show on map
  96. Wyndham Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  97. Kingston Park Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  98. North East Futures UTC (6.8km) show on map
  99. Bensham Grove Nursery School (6.8km) show on map
  100. Mountfield Primary School (6.9km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Same Trust
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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