St Thomas More High School
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Boys (mixed sixth form)
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,243 (1,135 boys, 108 girls) Girls numbers are sixth-form students.
- Capacity: 1050
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 13%
- Telephone: 01702344933
- Ofsted: Good (11 Feb 2015); ungraded inspection 7 Mar 2024: School remains Good
- Attainment 8: 52.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 569 applications, 179 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Southend-on-Sea
- Westcliff High School for Boys Academy (0.2 miles, straight line)
- Westcliff High School for Girls (0.2 miles, straight line)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, straight line)
- Blenheim Primary School (0.4 miles, straight line)
- Darlinghurst Academy (0.4 miles, straight line)
- Chalkwell Hall Infant School (0.6 miles, straight line)
