St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

DerbyshireLocal Authority

High PeakConstituency

SK17 6AFPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 407 pupils. St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 47.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.1

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

407

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 407
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Jul 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
9 Feb 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
10 Jun 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.