Side by side
St. Thomas More Language College and The Grey Coat Hospital
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- St. Thomas More Language College takes boys and girls; The Grey Coat Hospital is a girls' school.
- St. Thomas More Language College takes ages 11 to 16; The Grey Coat Hospital takes ages 11 to 18.
- St. Thomas More Language College has 489 pupils; The Grey Coat Hospital has 1,167.
- Religious character: St. Thomas More Language College, Roman Catholic; The Grey Coat Hospital, Church of England.
- The two schools are 1.2 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | St. Thomas More Language College | The Grey Coat Hospital |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 16 DfE register | 11 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Girls DfE register |
| Pupils | 489 DfE register | 1,167 DfE register |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic DfE register | Church of England DfE register |
| Borough | Kensington and Chelsea DfE register | Westminster DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 20 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 20 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 49 first preferences for 143 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 333 first preferences for 169 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 24 May 2022: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 4 October 2022: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 45.9 (2024/25) DfE | 66.6 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 47% (2024/25) DfE | 79% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | Not published | B+ (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | Not published | 42.1 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 89% (left 2022/23) DfE | 99% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | Not published | 93% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 46.6% DfE register | 30.3% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 48.2% school census 2024/25 | 21.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 12.2% school census 2024/25 | 10% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 15.1 DfE workforce census | 16.2 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 10.6% DfE, 2024/25 | 5.5% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.