St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

About St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary for mixed pupils aged 4 to 11, sitting within the North Northamptonshire local authority. It ranks 13th out of 90 primary schools in the area, placing it comfortably in the top 25% of its peers. The three highest-ranked schools nearby are Gretton Primary Academy, Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary School, and Broughton Primary School, which together set a strong local benchmark. The school is full to capacity with 218 pupils, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 confirmed it remains a Good school, a rating it has held consistently since at least 2018. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Greenfields Primary School and Nursery, about 1.5 km away, but St Thomas More holds its own in a competitive local landscape, with an oversubscription ratio of 2.28 for 2025/26 entry.

Academically, the school performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a North Northamptonshire average of 61%. The school also excels at the higher standard, with 22% of pupils achieving that benchmark. In reading, 53% of pupils reached the higher standard, and the average reading score was 109. Maths followed a similar pattern, with an average score of 106 and 38% of pupils hitting the higher threshold. Writing saw 81% at expected and 22% at the higher level. While progress scores are not available in the data, the attainment figures alone place St Thomas More in the top 15% nationally and the top 12% in the East Midlands region. The school has no sixth form, as is typical for a primary, and does not offer nursery provision.

Facilities include a sports hall, dining hall, gymnasium, music rooms, a forest school and a chapel, supporting a broad curriculum that covers gymnastics, netball, football, tennis and rounders. Clubs range from gardening and eco club to coding, science club, film club and chess. The school has a published SEND register covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, multi-sensory impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. With 5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the intake is relatively low in deprivation terms. For 2025/26, the school received 34 first-preference applications for 29 places, and 28 of those first-preference families were offered a place. This is a school that suits families seeking a faith-based, academically strong primary with a clear local reputation and a wide range of enrichment activities.

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