Headteacher
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Tyneside
- £110,892 - £128,447 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- L32-L38
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2026
- Apply by:
- 16 March 2026
Job overview
The Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle and Directors of Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust invite applications for this position, to commence September 2026.
Applications are invited from practising and committed Catholic Leaders for the post of Headteacher of St Thomas More Catholic High School.
The central value of Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust is that ‘a great education has the power to transform lives.’ We are seeking a candidate who will join us in this mission.
Trust Directors are seeking an inspirational, driven and ambitious Headteacher to build upon the school's strengths and take them forward into the next phase of development.
We are looking to appoint an exceptional school leader who will lead St Thomas More Catholic High School from September 2026.
The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection report graded St Thomas More as Good.
For the right candidate, this post offers an exceptional opportunity to use their knowledge, experience, and creativity to continue the school’s improvement journey.
Attached documents
About St Thomas More Catholic High School
- St Thomas More Catholic High School
- Lynn Road, North Shields
- Tyne And Wear
- NE29 8LF
- United Kingdom
St Thomas More Catholic High School is a mixed, mainstream, Catholic secondary school which is part of the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust. The school educates students within the 11-18 age range. Currently, there are 1621 pupils (280 in Sixth Form).
St Thomas More Catholic High School was known as St Anselm’s before 1988 and is a specialist maths and computing school. The academy achieves high GCSE results, ranking in the top five schools in the North East, as well as good A-level results, ranking in the top 20 North East schools.
Headteacher
Mr D Watson
Values and vision
St Thomas More Catholic High School has an ethos based on Christian values, notably love, justice, peace, truth and tolerance. The secondary school is committed to creating an environment where students can develop their full potential, growing into confident and resourceful people with a sense of service and responsibility.
The school also promotes British values, believing that they have their origin in the Christian values of the United Kingdom and are therefore central to Catholic education.
Ofsted report
“The school’s specialism of mathematics and computing supports students’ learning and contributes well to their confidence and skills.The sixth form is good and most students make good progress from their starting points. Leaders in the sixth form are aware of what still needs to be done to enhance further the provision and students’ achievement. There is a wide range of programmes on offer to students at all levels enabling them to support their learning outside normal school hours. These include sports, revision and international links. All of these contribute well to students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.”
View St Thomas More RC Academy’s latest Ofsted report
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