St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form CollegeHartshill Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Nuneaton.

Summary of the comparison

St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College and Hartshill Academy are secondary schools in Nuneaton.

  • St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hartshill Academy scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College was judged Good and Hartshill Academy was judged Requires improvement.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.9 for St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College and 40.6 for Hartshill Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College (49.7 in 2021-22, 50.9 in 2025-26).

Side-by-side comparison

St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College versus Hartshill Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NuneatonSt Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form CollegeNuneatonHartshill AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureD40/100
Local ranking14th of 38 in Warwickshire Stronger figure37th of 38 in Warwickshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,067 988
Capacity1,030 1,050
LocationNuneaton, CV10 7EX Nuneaton, CV10 0NA
GCSE results
Attainment 850.9 Stronger figure40.6 46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths53.8% Stronger figure35.4% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths70.3% Stronger figure53.6% 64.8%
Cohort158 192
A-level results
A-level entries111 Not reported
A-level average points36.8 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeB- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points37.6 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects15.5% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,093 990
Free school meals (ever 6)20.5% 38.2%
English as an additional language23.0% 6.5%
SEN support9.2% 19.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence7.5% Stronger figure11.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.3% Stronger figure32.7% 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

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.

St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College

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