School Summary
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Girls: 791
Total Pupils: 1483
Opened: 01-02-2012
Headteacher: Jillian Turner
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Croftdale Road
Blaydon-on-Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE21 4BQ
Telephone: 01914990111
Website: http://www.stthomasmore.org.uk/
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Please don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t go here if you are anything like me it\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll ruin ur life the things I had to do just to stay off school.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I went to this school for 4 years before I got homeschooled last year. I have really bad OCD and anxiety and they didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t do anything I asked them to do about it, and then November 2020 I got a call saying I might have autism so they put me in learning \u00e2\u0080\u009csupport\u00e2\u0080\u009d. Wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t supportive at all they put me in a room all alone for most days for 6 hours and said I wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t have to go to lessons till February (and just one lesson a day) but by the time Christmas break was up they had me going into 2 lessons a week when I thought I could finally trust the school. Then I got homeschooled last march and it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s so much better. 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Lots of schools have their flaws and it's safe to say this school *does* care more about grades and uniform (no rolled skirts, only black shoes, tucked in shirts, etc) however compared to a lot of other schools in Tyne and Wear, I'd say this ones on top.\n\nOne of my favourite memories is being able to leave the school for lunch time in Year 10 and 11 (as long as you had only As and Bs in behaviour\/work ethic). Not many other schools allowed this but I was lucky enough to have this freedom and with Blaydon Town Centre just down the bank, it was perfect!\n\nThe school is firm and most of the time fair but can be too strict when it comes to uniform and piercings... One year I showed up with a nose piercing and tried to cover it up with tape but was sent to \"the Unit\" and ordered to remove it? 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Do whatever you can to get your kids in here. You won't regret it.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I went to this school many years ago, and basically I hated it. Not because of this school, but because I hated school and if I hadn't been lucky enough to go here I'd have bunked off constantly and ended up on the scrap heap. The teachers were brilliant - especially one, who I'm pleased to say ended up as the head. Do whatever you can to get your kids in here. 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The children can't behave and the school barely tell them off unless the don't do homework; they don't care if they bully your child or not","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Most of the teachers have no idea how to deal with the children, some are completely useless and lazy and the ones that are able to do their job, are good, but I've only had about 3 in the years I went there. The children can't behave and the school barely tell them off unless the don't do homework; they don't care if they bully your child or not","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Minori Cosplay","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115444545675544320200\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocJoAIHOVGo56aw5QXfyr60K719YkwPLPnPCMSp60rAl=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2019-03-26T13:10:54Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":3,"text":{"text":"mr Parkinson was the scariest person ever and didnt care less about the kids and the only pupils they cared about was the top sets and the learning support teachers didn't know how to handle special education kids","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"mr Parkinson was the scariest person ever and didnt care less about the kids and the only pupils they cared about was the top sets and the learning support teachers didn't know how to handle special education kids","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"21004502 Aaron Taylor - Student","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/109859898885736592594\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXiHsPHXwjuZiu0VspWwBpQPF1C91eqfMxNIkBnNEFOJw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-11-25T15:51:28Z"}]
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"I went to this school for 4 years before I got homeschooled last year. I have really bad OCD and anxiety and they didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t do anything I asked them to do about it, and then November 2020 I got a call saying I might have autism so they put me in learning \u00e2\u0080\u009csupport\u00e2\u0080\u009d. Wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t supportive at all they put me in a room all alone for most days for 6 hours and said I wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t have to go to lessons till February (and just one lesson a day) but by the time Christmas break was up they had me going into 2 lessons a week when I thought I could finally trust the school. Then I got homeschooled last march and it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s so much better. Please don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t go here if you are anything like me it\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll ruin ur life the things I had to do just to stay off school.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I went to this school for 4 years before I got homeschooled last year. I have really bad OCD and anxiety and they didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t do anything I asked them to do about it, and then November 2020 I got a call saying I might have autism so they put me in learning \u00e2\u0080\u009csupport\u00e2\u0080\u009d. Wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t supportive at all they put me in a room all alone for most days for 6 hours and said I wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t have to go to lessons till February (and just one lesson a day) but by the time Christmas break was up they had me going into 2 lessons a week when I thought I could finally trust the school. Then I got homeschooled last march and it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s so much better. Please don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t go here if you are anything like me it\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll ruin ur life the things I had to do just to stay off school.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Holly","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115966483603262736157\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVXdpi0j7kUurUkBgvKnR8L-uxHK6N6PMuC9Zo7qiMyM7Kl=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-01-04T12:47:21Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"3 years ago","rating":4,"text":{"text":"I don't know how this school isn't number one in the area? I spent 5 years here and have to say I'm very grateful. Lots of schools have their flaws and it's safe to say this school *does* care more about grades and uniform (no rolled skirts, only black shoes, tucked in shirts, etc) however compared to a lot of other schools in Tyne and Wear, I'd say this ones on top.\n\nOne of my favourite memories is being able to leave the school for lunch time in Year 10 and 11 (as long as you had only As and Bs in behaviour\/work ethic). Not many other schools allowed this but I was lucky enough to have this freedom and with Blaydon Town Centre just down the bank, it was perfect!\n\nThe school is firm and most of the time fair but can be too strict when it comes to uniform and piercings... One year I showed up with a nose piercing and tried to cover it up with tape but was sent to \"the Unit\" and ordered to remove it? Despite this though I'd still thoroughly recommend this school for anyone eager to learn, ready for work and excited for their school journey.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I don't know how this school isn't number one in the area? I spent 5 years here and have to say I'm very grateful. Lots of schools have their flaws and it's safe to say this school *does* care more about grades and uniform (no rolled skirts, only black shoes, tucked in shirts, etc) however compared to a lot of other schools in Tyne and Wear, I'd say this ones on top.\n\nOne of my favourite memories is being able to leave the school for lunch time in Year 10 and 11 (as long as you had only As and Bs in behaviour\/work ethic). Not many other schools allowed this but I was lucky enough to have this freedom and with Blaydon Town Centre just down the bank, it was perfect!\n\nThe school is firm and most of the time fair but can be too strict when it comes to uniform and piercings... One year I showed up with a nose piercing and tried to cover it up with tape but was sent to \"the Unit\" and ordered to remove it? Despite this though I'd still thoroughly recommend this school for anyone eager to learn, ready for work and excited for their school journey.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Hannah Elizabeth","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/109870729483076165498\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXUtHe_iij6xAZRoaWwTYOJTC9eAFuusziS6L1jnb86etY=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3"},"publishTime":"2020-01-08T10:46:29Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"9 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I went to this school many years ago, and basically I hated it. Not because of this school, but because I hated school and if I hadn't been lucky enough to go here I'd have bunked off constantly and ended up on the scrap heap. The teachers were brilliant - especially one, who I'm pleased to say ended up as the head. Do whatever you can to get your kids in here. You won't regret it.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I went to this school many years ago, and basically I hated it. Not because of this school, but because I hated school and if I hadn't been lucky enough to go here I'd have bunked off constantly and ended up on the scrap heap. The teachers were brilliant - especially one, who I'm pleased to say ended up as the head. Do whatever you can to get your kids in here. You won't regret it.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Aidan Henderson","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115951365583147304552\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIobFQuGKk2t3Oulw2OpZmubVwpGLLi41Ky04AIsmIX=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2014-06-09T23:41:58Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Most of the teachers have no idea how to deal with the children, some are completely useless and lazy and the ones that are able to do their job, are good, but I've only had about 3 in the years I went there. The children can't behave and the school barely tell them off unless the don't do homework; they don't care if they bully your child or not","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Most of the teachers have no idea how to deal with the children, some are completely useless and lazy and the ones that are able to do their job, are good, but I've only had about 3 in the years I went there. The children can't behave and the school barely tell them off unless the don't do homework; they don't care if they bully your child or not","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Minori Cosplay","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115444545675544320200\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocJoAIHOVGo56aw5QXfyr60K719YkwPLPnPCMSp60rAl=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2019-03-26T13:10:54Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":3,"text":{"text":"mr Parkinson was the scariest person ever and didnt care less about the kids and the only pupils they cared about was the top sets and the learning support teachers didn't know how to handle special education kids","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"mr Parkinson was the scariest person ever and didnt care less about the kids and the only pupils they cared about was the top sets and the learning support teachers didn't know how to handle special education kids","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"21004502 Aaron Taylor - Student","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/109859898885736592594\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXiHsPHXwjuZiu0VspWwBpQPF1C91eqfMxNIkBnNEFOJw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-11-25T15:51:28Z"}]