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St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Creswick Lane, Grenoside, Sheffield S35 8NN · st-thomasmoresheffield.co.uk · 0114 246 8020
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sheffield 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 210
- At capacity · 210 places
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 20.1%
- First language not English
- 21.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Sheffield it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107119)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 31 January 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2011Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 51
- 25% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (37%) with SEND