St Thomas More Catholic School, Buxton

St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy is a co-educational Roman Catholic secondary school located in Buxton in the English county of Derbyshire.[1] The school is named after Saint Thomas More, a sixteenth century elder statesman who was martyred for his refusal to accept King Henry VIII's claim to be the supreme head of the church. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham.

St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Address
Map
Palace Fields

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SK17 6AF

England
Coordinates53°15′43″N 1°54′49″W / 53.2619°N 1.9136°W / 53.2619; -1.9136
Information
TypeAcademy
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Local authorityDerbyshire
TrustSt Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Department for Education URN146128 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherDavid Redfern
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment444 as of August 2020
Websitehttp://www.st-thomasmore.derbyshire.sch.uk/

Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Derbyshire County Council, in September 2018 St Thomas More Catholic School converted to academy status leading to a name change. The school is now sponsored by the St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust.[2] The Trust oversees twenty primary schools and five secondary schools across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.[3]

St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy educates pupils from all over High Peak, with some students travelling from Staffordshire and Cheshire to attend.[4] The school offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.

References

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  1. ^ "St. Thomas More Catholic School". St-thomasmore.derbyshire.sch.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. ^ "St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust". St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Our Academies". St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  4. ^ "St. Thomas More Catholic School - Welcome". St-thomasmore.derbyshire.sch.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
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