Whickham School
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 1,690 pupils
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Croftdale Road, Blaydon-on-Tyne NE21 4BQ
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,401
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,509
Local authority
Gateshead
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Schola Grade 7
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon is a secondary academy in Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust.
It has 1,401 pupils on roll and room for 1,509. It has a sixth form. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Its Schola Grade is 7 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 1,401
- Capacity
- 1,509 pupils
- Free school meals
- 19.70% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 137851
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