St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

About St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School in Birmingham has turned around its fortunes significantly, earning a Good rating from Ofsted in its most recent inspection in 2024 after being judged Inadequate in 2018. The inspection report highlights particular strengths in early years provision and personal development, both of which were rated Outstanding. The school’s overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management all received Good marks. On the key academic metric for primary schools, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure is exactly in line with the Birmingham local authority average of 63%, placing St Thomas More in the middle of the pack locally — ranked 125th out of 254 primary schools in the area, and 6682nd nationally out of 13686.

Looking more closely at the individual subject scores, the school’s strongest performance came in maths, where 77% of pupils reached the expected standard and 32% achieved the higher standard. Reading and writing were close behind, with 77% and 75% reaching the expected standard respectively. Average scaled scores in reading and maths both sat at 104, which is in line with the national average. The proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard across all three subjects was 8%, a figure that reflects the school’s solid but not exceptional academic profile. The school serves a community where 32.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the national average, which adds useful context to these outcomes. In the West Midlands region, St Thomas More ranks 655th out of 1378 primary schools, placing it just above the midpoint.

The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 104 applications for 45 places and 44 first-preference offers made from 49 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.31. Facilities include a sports hall, playing fields, ICT suite, sensory room and chapel, and the school offers a range of sports such as tennis, rounders, athletics, dance and swimming, plus clubs including art, gardening and book club. St Thomas More provides support for a wide range of special educational needs, including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. For families prioritising a Catholic primary with good behaviour and strong early years provision, this school sits in a competitive Birmingham market where 28 out of 292 similar schools are rated Outstanding — the nearest being The Shirestone Academy, 2.8 km away.

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