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St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy

Primary Ages 4-11 210 pupils Sheffield
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Sheffield for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 210 pupils on roll. In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It suspends pupils far more often than most primary schools: 5 in every 100 pupils were suspended at least once in 2024/25, against 1.1 nationally.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Creswick Lane
Grenoside
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S35 8NN
Phone 01142468020
Reference Number 142600

General Makeup

Number of pupils 210
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.33%
Girls: 46.67%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 21.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 15 30
2 10 21 31
3 17 12 29
4 18 12 30
5 17 13 30
6 15 15 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 65.2%
Indian 10%
White, Other 5.7%
African 5.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.8%
White & Black (African) 1.9%
White & Asian 1.4%
Unclassified 1%
Mixed, Other 1%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 30 Jan 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
30 Jan 2024 School inspection
15 Jan 2019 Short inspection
06 Feb 2016 Academy conversion letter
11 Jul 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
29 Jan 2013 Monitoring visit
25 Sep 2012 Monitoring visit
25 Apr 2012 Monitoring visit
01 Dec 2011 Full inspection:
18 Mar 2009 Full inspection:
26 Apr 2006 Full inspection:
29 Nov 1999 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 57%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.1
Writing 0.1
Maths 1.1

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 23 0
Third Preference 9 0
From another Local Authority 2 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy had 199 pupils for 210 places. 11 places (5.2%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Planning Area 3 South Primary” planning area

Sheffield counted 441 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 432 in 2029–30, down 2%.

201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 210210210210210210210210210
Pupils 208210208206208209211206199
Unfilled 1.0%0.0%1.0%1.9%1.0%0.5%0.0%1.9%5.2%

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 Primary, A Voluntary Academy attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 1.9%1.9%1.7%1.6%3.4%2.8%2.7%2.3%
Unauthorised absence 1.1%1.6%1.2%1.0%1.6%1.9%1.7%2.0%
Severely absent pupils 1.1%0.6%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.5%0.5%0.0%

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, 5.0% of pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.01.42.41.42.423.6
Permanent exclusions 000000000

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 Primary, A Voluntary Academy had 23.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 11.310.811.212.011.411.512.212.211.212.2
Teachers who left state teaching 11.4%5.4%17.6%0.0%0.0%11.1%22.7%0.0%10.2%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 54.5%40.0%27.3%–60.0%36.4%90.0%80.0%70.0%–
Sick days per teacher 4.52.88.5–4.83.83.17.92.5–

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, 12.4% of pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Autistic spectrum disorder 5 4
Speech, language and communication needs 7 2
Social, emotional and mental health 6 2
Moderate learning difficulty 6 0
Severe learning difficulty 1 0
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

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 Primary, A Voluntary Academy received £7,206 and spent £7,226 for each of its 199 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £96,000 (£482 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £183,000£188,000£185,000£237,000£207,000£94,000£96,000
per pupil £884£895£889£1,139£1,000£456£482
In-year balance £8,000£0-£9,000£46,000-£36,000-£119,000-£4,000
per pupil £39£0-£43£221-£174-£578-£20

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

St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy has 210 pupils on roll.

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

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

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

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy?

St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy is at Creswick Lane, Grenoside, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 8NN.

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