St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolThe Oaks Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Crewe.
Summary of the comparison
St Thomas More Catholic High School and The Oaks Academy are secondary schools in Crewe.
St Thomas More Catholic High School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Oaks Academy scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below 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 The Oaks Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.0 for St Thomas More Catholic High School and 32.6 for The Oaks Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Thomas More Catholic High School (49.7 in 2021-22, 49.0 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at The Oaks Academy (33.4 in 2021-22, 32.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CreweSt Thomas More Catholic High School | CreweThe Oaks Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | D48/100 | |
| Local ranking | 6th of 22 in Cheshire East Stronger figure | 18th of 22 in Cheshire East | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 642 | 681 | |
| Capacity | 640 | 780 | |
| Location | Crewe, CW2 8AE | Crewe, CW2 7NQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.0 Stronger figure | 32.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.1% Stronger figure | 15.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69.3% Stronger figure | 32.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 127 | 140 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 647 | 648 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.3% | 49.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 27.8% | 45.5% | |
| SEN support | 7.9% | 14.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.4% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.7% Stronger figure | 7.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.1% Stronger figure | 24.6% | 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
The Oaks Academy
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