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St Thomas More Catholic High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Dane Bank Avenue, Crewe CW2 8AE · st-thomasmore.cheshire.sch.uk · 01270 568014
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Cheshire East 47.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.16 mi
- 0.25 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 6 · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 642
- 2 over 640 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17%
- First language not English
- 30.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 6” went to a home 0.16 mi (253 m) from the school. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 159 families put the school first and 124 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 124 | 159 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 128 | 170 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 128 | 165 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 128 | 182 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 128 | 138 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 6 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.16 mi0.25 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.7, and 45.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cheshire East it was 47.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲54.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.24 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 11.6 | −3.1 |
| Sixth form college | 6.5 | +3.4 |
| Further education | 71.7 | +3.5 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 2.2 | −2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | +1.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Thomas More Catholic High School on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (64 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 64
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (20%) with SEND