St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 11 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Unique reference
- 146128
- Address
- Palace Fields, SK17 6AF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 426 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
White British 89%
Other White 4.2%
Mixed 3.1%
African 1.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.1
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.8
Local authority average 44.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.56
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 14 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 84 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 84 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 79
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 73
- 2nd preference
- 84
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 73
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 77 38 39 |
| Year 8 | 79 35 44 |
| Year 9 | 89 40 49 |
| Year 10 | 90 43 47 |
| Year 11 | 91 49 42 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 82.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 39.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 36.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 56.0% 5.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 6.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |