Thomas More Catholic School

Term dates

Voluntary aided schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Croydon council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Croydon's full dates

Admissions

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

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

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, 60 families put this school as their first choice, and 129 places were offered. 60 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

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.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Superstar Campz Thomas More. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 16 October 2024: Standards maintained.

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

11–18

Pupils

599 (capacity 850)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Archdiocese of Southwark

Phone

02086686251

Address

Russell Hill Road, Purley, CR8 2XP

Website

tmore.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports