Thomas More Catholic School, Purley

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Thomas More Catholic School
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Thomas More Catholic School, Purley
Russell Hill Road

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CR8 2XP

England
Coordinates 51°20′37″N0°07′12″W / 51.3435°N 0.1199°W / 51.3435; -0.1199
Information
Type Voluntary aided
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1962
Local authority Croydon
Department for Education URN 101821 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head TeacherMaryssa Dako
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment705 as of January 2023
HousesMark, Matthew, Luke, Mary and John
Colour(s)Years 7–10: Bottle Green
 
Year 11: Black and Green
  
Website http://www.tmore.org.uk/

Thomas More Catholic School is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form, located in the Purley area of the London Borough of Croydon, England. [1] The Margaret Roper Primary School is located adjacent to Thomas More Catholic School.

The school was established in 1962 in buildings formerly used as an orphanage. It is a voluntary aided school, under the direction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark and Croydon London Borough Council. [2] The school has also been awarded the International School Award, since 2008. [3]

Thomas More Catholic School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, [4] whilst sixth form students can choose to study from a range of A Levels and BTEC Nationals. [5]

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References

  1. "Welcome to Thomas More Catholic School". Tmore.org.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. "Thomas More Catholic School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. PDF relating to International School Award.
  4. "Main School Curriculum - Thomas More Catholic School". Tmore.org.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. "Sixth Form Curriculum - Thomas More Catholic School". Tmore.org.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2023.