St Thomas More High School
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW
1,243 pupils · 118% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ASSISI CATHOLIC TRUST
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 7 March 2024, published 13 May 2024. 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 | 52.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 63.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 74.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 12.8% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.13 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 179 | 202 | 569 | 179 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 184 | 184 | 556 | 184 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 172 | 182 | 484 | 172 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 175 | 184 | 496 | 175 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 187 | 213 | 555 | 187 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 173 | 149 | 592 | 173 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 173 | 179 | 530 | 173 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 173 | 196 | 511 | 173 |
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
- Westcliff High School for Boys Academy 0.3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Westcliff High School for Girls 0.3 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- The Eastwood Academy 1.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Chase High School 1.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Southend High School for Boys 1.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Belfairs Academy 2.2 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
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.