St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Palace Fields
 Buxton
 Derbyshire SK17 6AF
Telephone: 01298 23167

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: Roman Catholic
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2018
History: This school arose from St Thomas More Catholic School Buxton
Trust: St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Sponsor: St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr David Redfern (since January 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Sarah Lancett
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 22.07 / 5.18
Non-teaching Staff*: 16.97
Number of pupils: 419
Pupils Per Teacher: 19.0
Sex: Mixed (46% boys / 54% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 30.30% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 19.6%
Local child deprivation rate: 10.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 12.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 12.3%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 16.6km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Derbyshire
Constituency: High Peak
Electoral Ward: Corbar
School Number: 8304601

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 3rd June 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Anne's Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.2km) show on map
  2. Buxton and Leek College (0.3km) show on map
  3. Buxton Infant School (0.6km) show on map
  4. Fairfield Infant and Nursery School (0.9km) show on map
  5. St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School (1.2km) show on map
  6. Buxton Junior School (1.2km) show on map
  7. Buxton Community School (1.4km) show on map
  8. Oaklands Manor School (1.4km) show on map
  9. Burbage Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  10. Harpur Hill Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  11. Peak Dale Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  12. Dove Holes CofE Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  13. Combs Infant School (4.7km) show on map
  14. Chapel-en-le-Frith High School (6.3km) show on map
  15. Chapel-en-le-Frith CofE VC Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  16. Old Sams Farm Independent School (6.8km) show on map
  17. Hollinsclough Church of England Academy (7.4km) show on map
  18. Earl Sterndale CofE Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  19. Peak Forest Church of England Voluntary Contr... (7.8km) show on map
  20. Taddington and Priestcliffe School (8.4km) show on map
  21. Whaley Bridge Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  22. Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  23. Chinley Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  24. Peak School (8.8km) show on map
  25. Bradshaw Farm Independent School (8.9km) show on map
  26. Buxworth Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  27. Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  28. Flagg Nursery School (9.2km) show on map
  29. St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  30. Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  31. Litton CofE Primary School (10.6km) show on map
  32. Furness Vale Primary and Nursery School (10.8km) show on map
  33. Rainow Primary School (11.0km) show on map
  34. Monyash CofE Primary School (11.9km) show on map
  35. Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School (12.4km) show on map
  36. Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation) (12.5km) show on map
  37. Wincle CofE Primary School (12.6km) show on map
  38. Great Hucklow CE Primary (12.6km) show on map
  39. Castleton CofE Primary School (12.9km) show on map
  40. New Mills School (12.9km) show on map
  41. Bollington St John's CofE Primary School (12.9km) show on map
  42. St George's CofE Primary School (13.0km) show on map
  43. New Mills Nursery School (13.0km) show on map
  44. St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy (13.1km) show on map
  45. Puss Bank School and Nursery (13.1km) show on map
  46. Hurdsfield Community Primary School and Nursery (13.1km) show on map
  47. New Mills Primary School (13.2km) show on map
  48. Hollinhey Primary School (13.5km) show on map
  49. Disley Primary School (13.5km) show on map
  50. Bradwell Junior School (13.6km) show on map
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  52. Hayfield Primary School (13.7km) show on map
  53. Edale CofE Primary School (13.7km) show on map
  54. Dean Valley Community Primary School (13.9km) show on map
  55. Thornsett Primary School (High Peak Federation) (13.9km) show on map
  56. Hague Bar Primary School (14.0km) show on map
  57. Marlborough Primary School (14.0km) show on map
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  69. Park Lane School (15.0km) show on map
  70. The Macclesfield Academy (15.0km) show on map
  71. Macclesfield College (15.0km) show on map
  72. Blackshaw Moor CofE First School (15.0km) show on map
  73. Hope Primary School (15.0km) show on map
  74. Brookside Primary School (15.1km) show on map
  75. Manifold Church of England Primary School (15.2km) show on map
  76. All Hallows Catholic College (15.2km) show on map
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  78. High Lane Primary School (15.7km) show on map
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  80. Ivy Bank Primary School (15.7km) show on map
  81. Worth Primary School (15.8km) show on map
  82. Upton Priory School (16.1km) show on map
  83. Poynton High School (16.1km) show on map
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  85. Prestbury CofE Primary School (16.2km) show on map
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  87. St Anselm's School (16.3km) show on map
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  89. The Fallibroome Academy (16.4km) show on map
  90. Windlehurst School (16.4km) show on map
  91. Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery (16.4km) show on map
  92. St Paul's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntar... (16.4km) show on map
  93. Rushton CofE First School (16.5km) show on map
  94. Vernon Primary School (16.5km) show on map
  95. Lady Manners School (16.6km) show on map
  96. Bakewell CofE Infant School (16.7km) show on map
  97. The King's School In Macclesfield (16.8km) show on map
  98. Bakewell Methodist Academy (16.8km) show on map
  99. Mellor Primary School (16.9km) show on map
  100. Eden School (16.9km) show on map
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