Chapel-en-le-Frith High SchoolSt Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School and St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy are secondary schools.
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Chapel-en-le-Frith High School is ahead on our composite score.
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School was judged the expected standard and St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.9 for Chapel-en-le-Frith High School and 42.1 for St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Chapel-en-le-Frith High School (49.1 in 2021-22, 48.9 in 2025-26) and has fallen at St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy (48.7 in 2021-22, 42.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | High PeakChapel-en-le-Frith High School | BuxtonSt Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 9th of 45 in Derbyshire Stronger figure | 26th of 45 in Derbyshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 941 | 407 | |
| Capacity | 950 | 450 | |
| Location | High Peak, SK23 0TQ | Buxton, SK17 6AF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.9 Stronger figure | 42.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47.6% Stronger figure | 38.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.9% Stronger figure | 60.2% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 185 | 88 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 943 | 419 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 24.6% | 30.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.8% | 7.6% | |
| SEN support | 12.6% | 17.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 9.3% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% Stronger figure | 8.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.8% Stronger figure | 23.2% | 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.
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
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