St. Thomas More Language College

About St. Thomas More Language College

St. Thomas More Language College sits third out of six secondary schools in the Kensington and Chelsea local authority, according to its Progress 8 ranking. The two schools ahead of it are The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School and All Saints Catholic College, both of which also have a Roman Catholic character. The school is a mixed, state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11 to 16, with no sixth form despite the data showing a sixth form centre on site and some KS5 results. It is significantly undersubscribed relative to its capacity of 1,050, with just 541 pupils on roll, yet it received 556 applications for 184 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, making it oversubscribed by a ratio of 3.02 to one. Of those applications, 137 were first-preference offers, suggesting strong local demand despite the school operating well below its physical capacity.

Academically, the school’s Progress 8 score of 0.32 is rated ‘Above average’ nationally, though it sits slightly below the local authority average of 0.4. Pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 49.8, and 78.1 per cent secured a grade 4 or above in English and maths, dropping to 57.3 per cent at grade 5 or above. Progress in maths was notably strong at 0.56, while English and EBacc subjects both came in at 0.32 and 0.28 respectively. Only 12.9 per cent of pupils entered the EBacc, and just 7.9 per cent achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths. At KS5, the school’s value-added score of -0.2 is rated ‘Below average’, with an average point score per entry of 30.33, equivalent to a grade C. The most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2024 confirmed the school remains Good overall, though the sixth form provision was rated Requires improvement, a downgrade from the previous inspection in 2015 when leadership and management were also Good.

The school offers a wide range of facilities including a theatre, chapel, science labs, astro turf, tennis courts and a gymnasium, plus clubs such as Young Enterprise, Model UN and Debate. Sports include rowing, hockey and netball. SEND provision is broad, covering autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and visual or multi-sensory impairment. With 14.1 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a relatively diverse intake. It is a Roman Catholic school, though the data does not specify any faith-based admissions criteria. Given its strong Progress 8 score in maths and its oversubscribed first-preference rate, this school may suit families who prioritise academic progress in a faith-based setting, particularly those looking for a secondary without a sixth form, though the sixth form provision itself is currently flagged as requiring improvement.

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