St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolMadeley High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Crewe.
Summary of the comparison
St Thomas More Catholic High School and Madeley High School are secondary schools in Crewe.
St Thomas More Catholic High School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Madeley High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Madeley High School is ahead on our composite score.
St Thomas More Catholic High School was judged the expected standard and Madeley High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.7 for St Thomas More Catholic High School and 49.5 for Madeley High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Thomas More Catholic High School (49.7 in 2021-22, 47.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Madeley High School (51.4 in 2021-22, 49.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CreweSt Thomas More Catholic High School | CreweMadeley High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100 | C66/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 22 in Cheshire East | 8th of 70 in Staffordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 647 | 769 | |
| Capacity | 640 | 675 | |
| Location | Crewe, CW2 8AE | Crewe, CW3 9JJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.7 | 49.5 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.7% | 55.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.0% | 75.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 54.3% Stronger figure | 28.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.24 | 4.45 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 127 | 140 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 647 | 769 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.3% | 15.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 27.8% | 2.5% | |
| SEN support | 7.9% | 8.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.4% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.7% | 6.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.1% | 14.2% 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.
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Madeley High School
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