New Mills SchoolSt Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
New Mills School and St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy are secondary schools.
New Mills School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). New Mills School is ahead on our composite score.
New Mills 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 44.5 for New Mills School and 49.5 for St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at New Mills School (46.7 in 2021-22, 44.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy (48.7 in 2021-22, 49.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | High PeakNew Mills School | BuxtonSt Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 17th of 45 in Derbyshire Stronger figure | 23rd 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 | 692 | 407 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 450 | |
| Location | High Peak, SK22 4NR | Buxton, SK17 6AF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.5 | 49.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30.1% | 47.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65.0% | 80.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.9% Stronger figure | 23.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.76 | 4.10 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 123 | 89 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 680 | 419 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.4% | 30.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.0% | 7.6% | |
| SEN support | 16.8% | 17.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.3% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.1% Stronger figure | 8.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.9% 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.
New Mills School
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