The St Thomas the Apostle College

The St Thomas the Apostle College at a glance

Located in London, Southwark, The St Thomas the Apostle College is a boys' secondary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 1,111 pupils aged 11 to 18. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 61.7 — well above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 1.2 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 7% of secondary schools in England.

72% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 86% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The St Thomas the Apostle College is oversubscribed: about 6 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 181 first choices for 150 places. After Year 11, 97% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 5.4%. There are about 14.4 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 47% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. The St Thomas the Apostle College does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.