St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School has been identified as a good school, showcasing notable strengths in personal development and pupils' behaviour, which is described as exemplary. The school fosters a positive and inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated, and relationships among staff and students are warm and respectful. With a focus on improving educational outcomes, particularly in reading, mathematics, and writing, the school has laid a strong foundation through robust support systems and a nurturing atmosphere. This is the school's first inspection under the current framework, which provides context to its performance evaluation.

Strengths

• Exceptional care and support for pupils
• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes of pupils
• Strong personal development program
• Effective teaching of phonics and reading
• Nurturing and inclusive environment
• Well-structured early years curriculum
• Strong community links
• Proactive approach to safeguarding

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers lack secure knowledge of the revised mathematics and writing curriculums
• Inconsistent lesson planning impacting pupils' learning

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 School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.7% 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, 1.9% of pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 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 Primary School had 21.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.6% 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, 18.2% of pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% 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 Primary School received £6,790 and spent £6,435 for each of its 415 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £291,000 (£701 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,090 and spending £6,959 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 Primary School is part of St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• St John Fisher Catholic High School Peterborough
• Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Peterborough
• St Martha's Catholic Primary School King'S Lynn
• St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey Norwich
• St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Norwich
• Notre Dame High School, Norwich Norwich
• St Edmund's RC Primary School and Nursery Bungay
• St Benet's RC Primary School and Nursery Beccles
• St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School Great Yarmouth
• St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Lowestoft

What is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was St Thomas More Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does St Thomas More Catholic Primary School have?

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School has 407 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Thomas More Catholic Primary School cover?

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Thomas More Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School?

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Park Lane, Eastfield, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5JW.