St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

About St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School sits well above the Greenwich local authority average for Key Stage 2 outcomes. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined sits at 71%, this school achieves 81% — a clear ten-point gap in its favour. That places it 8th out of 57 primary schools in the borough, comfortably inside the top 25% nationally. The school’s Progress 8 data isn’t available, but its raw scores tell a strong story: average reading and maths scores of 108 and 105 respectively, both above the national benchmark of 100. At the higher standard, 7% of pupils hit the top tier across all three subjects, with 33% reaching that level in reading and 30% in maths. For a school where nearly a third of pupils (31.8%) are eligible for free school meals, these results punch well above what you might expect from the demographic profile alone.

The school’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2014 rated it Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. A subsequent ungraded inspection in December 2023 confirmed the school remains Good, meaning the quality of education has held steady for a decade. The previous inspection in 2012 had rated the school Requires Improvement, so the trajectory has been upward and sustained. Behaviour and attitudes, personal development and early years provision were not separately graded in the most recent inspection, but the overall judgement gives confidence. The school is a Roman Catholic state primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form provision. Its headteacher is L Collins, and the school currently has 198 pupils against a capacity of 210, so it is not yet full but is oversubscribed — 64 applications for 23 places in 2025/26, with 19 first-preference offers made.

Facilities are notably strong for a primary of this size, including a sensory room, sports hall, art studios, forest school, chapel and playing fields. Sports offered include athletics, football, swimming, tennis, netball and rounders, while clubs range from gardening and book club to coding, chess and science club. The school’s SEND provision is comprehensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder, visual impairment, physical disability and social, emotional and mental health support. This makes it a practical choice for families who want a faith-based primary with strong academic outcomes, good facilities and a clear SEND offer, particularly those in Greenwich who can secure a place via the oversubscribed Catholic admissions criteria. The nearest Outstanding-rated alternative is Deansfield Primary School, 1.2 km away.

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