St Thomas More High School
Academy converter secondary school in Westcliff-on-Sea (Southend-on-Sea).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.St Thomas More High School is one of 9 schools run by Assisi Catholic Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Primary | Essex | 216 | 8 | Good 2023 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | Primary | Southend-on-Sea | 464 | 1 | Good 2022 |
| Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School | Primary | Essex | 420 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (May 2016, previous school) |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Primary | Southend-on-Sea | 440 | 7 | Good 2024 |
| St George's Catholic Primary School | Primary | Southend-on-Sea | 209 | 8 | Good 2023 |
| St Helen's Catholic Primary School | Primary | Southend-on-Sea | 420 | 4 | Good 2023 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Nursery | Primary | Essex | 200 | 8 | Good 2024 |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | Primary | Essex | 196 | 5 | Good 2023 |
| St Thomas More High School (this school) | Secondary | Southend-on-Sea | 1,243 | 9 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2015) |
| 9 schools | 3,808 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.