St Thomas More High School

Term dates

We haven't checked Southend-on-Sea's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 202 families put this school as their first choice, and 179 places were offered. 143 of the families who put it first got a place (71%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 7 March 2024: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1243 (capacity 1050)

Gender

Boys

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of Brentwood

Academy trust

ASSISI CATHOLIC TRUST

Phone

01702344933

Address

Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW

Website

st-thomasmore.southend.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports