St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolShavington Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Thomas More Catholic High School and Shavington Academy are secondary schools.
St Thomas More Catholic High School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Shavington Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Thomas More Catholic High School is ahead on our composite score.
St Thomas More Catholic High School was judged the expected standard and Shavington Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.7 for St Thomas More Catholic High School and 47.8 for Shavington Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Thomas More Catholic High School (49.7 in 2021-22, 47.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Shavington Academy (50.8 in 2021-22, 47.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CreweSt Thomas More Catholic High School | ShavingtonShavington Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 22 in Cheshire East Stronger figure | 12th of 22 in Cheshire East | |
| 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 | 908 | |
| Capacity | 640 | 850 | |
| Location | Crewe, CW2 8AE | Shavington, CW2 5DH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.7 | 47.8 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.7% Stronger figure | 42.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.0% | 74.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 54.3% Stronger figure | 15.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.24 Stronger figure | 3.93 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 127 | 162 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 647 | 908 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.3% | 14.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 27.8% | 4.7% | |
| SEN support | 7.9% | 10.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.4% | 5.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.7% Stronger figure | 8.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.1% Stronger figure | 20.3% | 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
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