St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary AcademyBuxton Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Buxton.
Summary of the comparison
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy and Buxton Community School are secondary schools in Buxton.
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Buxton Community School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy is ahead on our composite score.
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged the expected standard and Buxton Community School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.1 for St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy and 42.1 for Buxton Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy (48.7 in 2021-22, 42.1 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Buxton Community School (40.4 in 2023-24, 42.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BuxtonSt Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | BuxtonBuxton Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100Stronger figure | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 26th of 45 in Derbyshire Stronger figure | 31st of 45 in Derbyshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 407 | 954 | |
| Capacity | 450 | 1,331 | |
| Location | Buxton, SK17 6AF | Buxton, SK17 9EA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 42.1 | 42.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38.6% Stronger figure | 32.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60.2% Stronger figure | 57.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 88 | 172 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 75 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 34.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 35.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 17.2% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 419 | 1,031 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 30.8% | 29.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.6% | 1.6% | |
| SEN support | 17.9% | 13.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.3% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.3% Stronger figure | 9.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.2% Stronger figure | 24.9% | 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 Voluntary Academy
Buxton Community School
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