St Thomas More Catholic High School
Dane Bank Avenue, Crewe, CW2 8AE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE SOUTH CHESHIRE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katherine Packham
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 640
- Pupils on roll
- 642
- URN
- 139764
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270568014
About this school
St Thomas More Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Crewe. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 642 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Thomas More Catholic High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 127 | 138 | 127 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.6 | 47.9 | 47.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.63 +0.37 to +0.88 | +0.26 +0.01 to +0.51 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 42% | 45.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 65.9% | 74% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 57% | 63% | 54.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Thomas More Catholic High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52.6 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.9 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.7 | 37.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 653 |
| 2023/24 | 666 |
| 2024/25 | 647 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Thomas More Catholic High School compares
St Thomas More Catholic High School ranked 13th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.7 | 6.7% | 19.3% | 642 | — |
| The Oaks Academy | 35.4 | 7.6% | 49.4% | 681 | 0.3 miles |
| Ruskin Community High School | 37.9 | 9.1% | 32.7% | 713 | 0.6 miles |
| Crewe Engineering and Design UTC | 32.4 | 10.8% | 34.8% | 299 | 1.2 miles |
| Cheshire Studio School | 24 | 18.3% | 50% | 0 | 1.2 miles |
| Shavington Academy | 47.8 | 8.2% | 14.4% | 934 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.32%
- English as an additional language
- 27.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.66%
- Persistent absence
- 15.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Oaks Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · Crewe
-
Ruskin Community High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Crewe
-
Crewe Engineering and Design UTC1.2 miles
Secondary · Crewe
-
Cheshire Studio School1.2 miles
Secondary · Crewe
-
Shavington Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Shavington
Other schools in Crewe
St Thomas More Catholic High School ranks 3rd of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Crewe.
- Cheshire Studio School Secondary
- Crewe Engineering and Design UTC Secondary
- Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School Secondary
- Madeley High School Secondary
- Ruskin Community High School Secondary
- Sir William Stanier School Secondary
- The Oaks Academy Secondary
- Westminster Nursery School Nursery
- Audlem St James' CofE Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Betley CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Brierley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Thomas More Catholic High School teach?
- St Thomas More Catholic High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Crewe.
- Who is the headteacher of St Thomas More Catholic High School?
- The headteacher of St Thomas More Catholic High School is Mrs Katherine Packham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Thomas More Catholic High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Thomas More Catholic High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Thomas More Catholic High School?
- St Thomas More Catholic High School has 642 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is St Thomas More Catholic High School full?
- St Thomas More Catholic High School has capacity for 640 pupils and 642 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Thomas More Catholic High School a faith school?
- Yes. St Thomas More Catholic High School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Is St Thomas More Catholic High School a selective school?
- No. St Thomas More Catholic High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is St Thomas More Catholic High School part of an academy trust?
- St Thomas More Catholic High School is part of THE SOUTH CHESHIRE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Thomas More Catholic High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.6 in 2022/23 and 47.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Thomas More Catholic High School compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- St Thomas More Catholic High School ranked 13th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Thomas More Catholic High School's absence rate?
- St Thomas More Catholic High School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Thomas More Catholic High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Thomas More Catholic High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.