St Thomas More Catholic High School Catchment Area
St Thomas More Catholic High School is an academy converter secondary school in Crewe, Cheshire East , serving pupils aged 11-16, with 647 pupils, and a capacity of 640 places. The school is currently at or above capacity, making catchment area proximity important for admissions.
11-16
Age range
647
Pupils
640
Capacity
101%
Fill rate
St Thomas More Catholic High School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Thomas More Catholic High School?
The catchment area for St Thomas More Catholic High School is the geographic zone Cheshire East uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Cheshire East publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to St Thomas More Catholic High School is managed by Cheshire East and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Cheshire East before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Cheshire East catchment area documents →St Thomas More Catholic High School: at or above its 640 place limit
St Thomas More Catholic High School has a published admission number of 640 places. 647 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 101%. The school is at or above its published limit of 640 places. Cheshire East allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 19.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Crewe.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Cheshire East publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Cheshire East Council school admissions (official) →
St Thomas More Catholic High School: School Information
- Full address
- Dane Bank Avenue, Crewe, CW2 8AE
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-16 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.2% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 139764
Other Secondary Schools in Crewe
If St Thomas More Catholic High School is oversubscribed, these secondary schools in Crewe are the next closest alternatives.
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Madeley High School Catchment Area
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Cheshire Studio School Catchment Area
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Crewe Engineering and Design UTC Catchment Area
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Other Roman Catholic Schools in Cheshire East
St Thomas More Catholic High School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Cheshire East. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Stoke-on-Trent
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Crewe
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Nantwich
St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Knutsford
Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to St Thomas More Catholic High School by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: St Thomas More Catholic High School
What is the catchment area for St Thomas More Catholic High School? ▾
The catchment area for St Thomas More Catholic High School is the geographic zone Cheshire East uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Cheshire East publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is St Thomas More Catholic High School oversubscribed? ▾
Yes, St Thomas More Catholic High School currently has 647 pupils enrolled against a capacity of 640 places. Catchment area proximity is an important admissions criterion when applying.
What is the admissions policy for St Thomas More Catholic High School? ▾
St Thomas More Catholic High School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Cheshire East before each admissions cycle.
What age range does St Thomas More Catholic High School cover? ▾
St Thomas More Catholic High School is a secondary school in Crewe, Cheshire East, serving pupils aged 11-16. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.