St Thomas More RC College

Term dates

We haven't checked Tameside'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.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 195 families put this school as their first choice, and 149 places were offered. 144 of the families who put it first got a place (74%). 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, 30 June 2022: 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

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

797 (capacity 780)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of Salford

Phone

01613362743

Address

Town Lane, Denton, Manchester, M34 6AF

Website

stmcollege.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports