St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy

Academy converter · Secondary school · Buxton, Derbyshire
SK17 6AF
Composite score
61.9

School overview

St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy is a secondary school serving Buxton, Derbyshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 419 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 49.5, above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 10.3 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 31% of secondary schools nationally.

47% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 81% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#986
National rank
#78
In East Midlands
#10
In Derbyshire
Top 31%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
49.5
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
47%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
81%
% EBacc grade 5+
10%
EBacc average points score
4.10

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 419 % FSM ever-6 30.8% % EAL 7.6% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

Nearby secondary schools

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