Brine Leas SchoolSt Thomas More Catholic High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Brine Leas School and St Thomas More Catholic High School are secondary schools.
Brine Leas School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Thomas More Catholic High School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Thomas More Catholic High School is ahead on our composite score.
Brine Leas School was judged the expected standard and St Thomas More Catholic High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.2 for Brine Leas School and 49.0 for St Thomas More Catholic High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Brine Leas School (56.3 in 2021-22, 50.2 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at St Thomas More Catholic High School (49.7 in 2021-22, 49.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NantwichBrine Leas School | CreweSt Thomas More Catholic High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100 | C64/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 22 in Cheshire East | 6th of 22 in Cheshire East Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,417 | 642 | |
| Capacity | 1,350 | 640 | |
| Location | Nantwich, CW5 7DY | Crewe, CW2 8AE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.2 Stronger figure | 49.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54.1% Stronger figure | 44.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78.8% Stronger figure | 69.3% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 222 | 127 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 148 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 36.2 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.0 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 14.8% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,411 | 647 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.0% | 19.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.7% | 27.8% | |
| SEN support | 12.1% | 7.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.9% | 5.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.0% | 6.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.2% | 15.1% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Brine Leas School
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