St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School is a smaller-than-average Catholic primary in the All Saints Catholic Academy Trust. Safeguarding standards are met, and the school is performing at the expected standard overall. Attendance and behaviour are particular strengths: pupils are calm, respectful and purposeful, attendance is above national averages and persistent absence is below them, including for pupils with SEND. Pupils achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics, with most making steady progress and developing secure knowledge. New leaders have quickly improved the curriculum and teaching, and the curriculum is well structured and sequenced, especially in English and mathematics. Early years provision gives children a positive start and prepares them well for Year 1. Inclusion work identifies additional needs quickly, while personal development, pastoral care and wider enrichment opportunities support pupils’ wellbeing and confidence. Leadership and governance are effective, with strong trust oversight, high staff morale and positive parental views. The main areas for further work are ensuring agreed curriculum and teaching approaches are implemented consistently so pupils build knowledge more rapidly, and ensuring support strategies such as small-group work are evaluated precisely enough to help all pupils, particularly those with SEND, access the curriculum and achieve well alongside peers. Published data also shows disadvantaged pupils’ outcomes were below national averages in 2023/24, with a wide disadvantage gap in reading, writing and mathematics.

Strengths

• Attendance is above national figures and persistent absence is below national levels.
• Attendance for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is above national levels.
• Behaviour is calm, respectful and purposeful, with pupils showing consistently positive attitudes.
• Pupils feel safe and trust staff to deal with bullying or unkind behaviour quickly and effectively.
• Pupils achieve well and develop secure knowledge in reading, writing and mathematics.
• The curriculum is well structured, with clear sequencing and opportunities to revisit and build on prior learning.
• Leaders have improved curriculum and teaching through effective training, coaching and support.
• Early years provision gives children a happy and positive start and prepares them well for Year 1.
• Additional needs are identified quickly, and transitions are planned carefully to maintain support.
• The personal development programme is sequenced and covers relevant themes, including equality and safety.
• Pastoral care and regular check-ins help pupils feel secure and ready to learn.
• Leaders prioritise staff wellbeing, and staff morale is high with very positive parental views.
• Disadvantaged pupils receive academic, wellbeing and enrichment support.

Areas for Improvement

• Agreed curriculum and teaching approaches are not yet implemented consistently across the school, limiting how rapidly pupils build knowledge.
• Staff do not always evaluate the impact of support strategies such as small-group work precisely enough, so some pupils do not access the curriculum and achieve as well as intended alongside peers.
• Published data shows disadvantaged pupils’ outcomes were below national averages in 2023/24, with a wide disadvantage gap in reading, writing and mathematics.

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 Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.8% 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, 0.0% of pupils at St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 16.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.6% 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, 13.2% of pupils at St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy received £7,714 and spent £7,643 for each of its 178 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £27,000 (£150 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of All Saints Catholic Academy Trust, income was £8,047 and spending £8,105 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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All schools in Berkhamsted · Hertfordshire local authority: places and applications

St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is part of All Saints Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

• John F Kennedy Catholic School Hemel Hempstead
• St Rose's Catholic Infant School Hemel Hempstead
• St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy Hemel Hempstead
• Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Hemel Hempstead
• Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School Abbots Langley
• Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Watford
• St John Catholic Primary School Rickmansworth
• Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School Rickmansworth
• St Dominic Catholic Primary School Harpenden
• St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery St Albans

What is St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have?

St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has 144 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy cover?

St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is at Greenway, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 3LF.