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
Palace Fields Buxton , Derbyshire , SK17 6AF England
Coordinates	53°15′43″N 1°54′49″W / 53.2619°N 1.9136°W / 53.2619; -1.9136
Information
Type	Academy
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Local authority	Derbyshire
Trust	St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Department for Education URN	146128 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	David Redfern
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	444 as of August 2020[update]
Website	http://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.