St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy

St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy shows a strong overall performance, rated as good in all key areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This marks the first inspection of the school since its transition to an academy, with leaders demonstrating commitment to high expectations, particularly for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged. The school has cultivated a positive and supportive environment where pupils feel safe and engaged in their learning.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a wide range of extracurricular activities
• Strong emphasis on reading with skilled staff in early literacy
• Well-structured curriculum that is ambitious and engaging
• Pupils behave well and feel safe at school
• Effective communication between leaders and parents
• Well-supported participation and achievement of pupils with SEND
• Strong sense of community and teamwork
• High expectations for pupil behaviour and engagement

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of the curriculum in a few subjects
• Some staff lack specific subject knowledge, affecting lesson clarity

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.2% of pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy had 27.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.7% of pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy received £6,751 and spent £6,854 for each of its 276 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £89,000 (£324 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,145 and spending £7,245 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire Wigston
• Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Leicester
• Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester
• St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Leicester
• Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester
• Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester
• St Joseph's Catholic Academy Leicester
• English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy Leicester
• Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester
• Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy

What is St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy have?

St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy has 274 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy cover?

St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy?

St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy is at Newstead Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 3TA.