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Welcome to the website & community of Thomas More Catholic School. Our school is a thriving secondary school & Sixth Form full of committed staff & fantastic young people. We are an all-inclusive Catholic school serving the community of Croydon and the surrounding area. We offer high aspirations, good exam results and a brilliant extracurricular programme, we add a unique ethos based on knowing who we are & where we are going, strong relationships & emotional & spiritual health.

All staff at Thomas More Catholic School safeguard and promote the physical, mental and emotional welfare of every student by offering a safe learning environment with staff trained to know when extra support and protection from harm is required. We understand it is everybody's duty to safeguard children.
  • 25/04/2024 Today’s Teaching and Learning Breakfast focused on hinge questions, an excellent method of checking student understanding. A hinge questions allows you to check if students are ready to move on and promoting discussion of complex subject matter. pic.twitter.com/2yIX46o355— Thomas More, Purley () April 25, 2024
  • 24/04/2024 This week’s Word of the Week is distil. We looked at how this word is often used in terms of its second meaning, equivalent to summarising the key points (rather than the scientific process of distillation).#wordoftheweek pic.twitter.com/fSgDAdpQxi— Thomas More, Purley () April 24, 2024
  • 17/04/2024 Y8 homework project on Solar System pic.twitter.com/Q0YcOr7cQL— Thomas More, Purley () April 17, 2024
  • 15/04/2024 Word of the Week is mainstream. Students considered this in context of women’s sport, conspiracy theories, video games. It is an important word in other contexts too, such as the concept of mainstream media in relation to political ideas and biases. pic.twitter.com/XX9QLPU0Fp— Thomas More, Purley () April 15, 2024
  • 5/04/2024 Last day of our French trip was spent in the market town of Le Tourquet and the beach. Year 10 especially enjoyed exploring the neighbourhood and the unusual houses that we saw there. Sand everywhere! pic.twitter.com/4tBKEk2iuy— Thomas More, Purley () April 5, 2024
  • 4/04/2024 First training day in France ✔️ pic.twitter.com/S5682kGVvq— Thomas More, Purley () April 4, 2024
  • 4/04/2024 Our first night in France we were greeted with traditional local cuisine - les escargots! Some were brave enough, some were not…🐌🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/a30YBAAIAa— Thomas More, Purley () April 4, 2024
  • 3/04/2024 Even during their long awaited football trip to France, your Thomas More Year 11s set aside time twice a day to get their revision done. A huge thank you to Miss Lawrance and their teachers for sending us out here with plenty of work. pic.twitter.com/Gk96UAjJnJ— Thomas More, Purley () April 3, 2024
  • 31/03/2024 Rejoice he has risen pic.twitter.com/YTV8dCfgqG— Thomas More, Purley () March 31, 2024
  • 28/03/2024 TMCS celebrating the diversity throughout our school on our 2024 Culture Day - where students are  invited to dress in their traditional clothes and learn more about the backgrounds of their peers.#TMCS pic.twitter.com/aL64VxV0jq— Thomas More, Purley () March 28, 2024
  • 27/03/2024 We held the Breathe Week during the last week of the Spring Term Students were invited to the main hall for 'Breathe Week' an annual event at our school as a time to prepare us for the great celebration of Easter. pic.twitter.com/ISPQ5qgpsV— Thomas More, Purley () March 27, 2024
  • 26/03/2024 Congratulations to Alex in Year 9 and his pony Tulley who won the Hunter Trials event, competing in the most technical and highest they have ever done. We are very proud of you! pic.twitter.com/EMqVewgGVG— Thomas More, Purley () March 26, 2024