St. Thomas More Language College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kensington and Chelsea
Cadogan Street, London, SW3 2QS
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/05/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.4%
33.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
489
Capacity used
Has space82%
597 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
54 of 54 families who put it first got an offer
149
Places offered
368
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 54 | 54 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 78 | 39 | ● 50% |
| 3rd preference | 77 | 16 | ● 21% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 159 | 14 | ● 9% |
| Total | 368 | 123 | 33% |
Kensington and Chelsea lets families list 6 preferences. 265 applications came from outside the council area (92 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- T Papworth
- Address
- Cadogan Street, London, SW3 2QS
- Phone
- 02075899734
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Ward / constituency
- Royal Hospital · Chelsea and Fulham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151008
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 47% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SAINT JOHN SOUTHWORTH CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
489 pupils · 597 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
24 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 563 pupils
Attendance
89.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
33.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 64.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.88 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 122 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 122 | 25% | 55% | 78% | |
| English Language | 121 | 13% | 44% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 121 | 11% | 51% | 64% | |
| Religious Studies | 120 | 28% | 61% | 77% | |
| Combined Science | 100 | 4% | 31% | 49% | |
| Spanish | 76 | 28% | 42% | 50% | |
| Social Studies | 49 | 16% | 53% | 67% | |
| French | 48 | 15% | 31% | 40% | |
| Business | 28 | 4% | 36% | 68% | |
| Design & Technology | 26 | 0% | 38% | 58% | |
| Biology | 21 | 67% | 95% | 100% | |
| Physics | 21 | 52% | 90% | 95% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kensington and Chelsea council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.