# St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy

St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in High Peak, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 407 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E146128. [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 407
- Council: High Peak
- URN: 146128

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 3 June 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy was 42.1, against 45.7 in High Peak and 46.2 in England.
38.6% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | High Peak | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 42.1 | 45.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38.6% | 42.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60.2% | 64.1% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 88 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-catholic-voluntary-academy-e146109): 140 m. Primary. Good (overall), December 2022. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Buxton Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buxton-infant-school-e152072): 640 m. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023, before the school changed
- [Fairfield Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-infant-and-nursery-school-e151889): 1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
- [St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-vc-junior-school-e112806): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Buxton Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buxton-junior-school-e152071): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023
- [Oaklands Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oaklands-manor-school-e152102): 1.4 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/146128)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146128)

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