St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jun 3 2025 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
- 419 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.8%
- Girls
- 54.2%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.9%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Irish | 0.7% |
| African | 2.9% |
| Mixed | 3.8% |
| Other White | 4.1% |
| White British | 87.8% |
| Indian | 0.2% |
| Pakistani | 0.2% |
| Chinese | 0.2% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 24% |
| Local authority average | 30% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 47% |
| Local authority average | 43% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 49.5 |
| Local authority average | 45 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.1 |
| Local authority average | 3.92 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 5 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 17 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 16 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 89 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 87 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 50
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 52
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 86 39 47 |
| Year 8 | 76 34 42 |
| Year 9 | 81 39 42 |
| Year 10 | 87 38 49 |
| Year 11 | 89 42 47 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 81.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 41.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 32.0% 5.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.1% 3.0% |