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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Horse Shoes Lane, Birmingham B26 3HU · sttommor.bham.sch.uk · 0121 743 3289
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 42%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Birmingham 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2024 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 331
- 79% of 418 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 36.6%
- First language not English
- 17.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2024, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 92% 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 | 45 | 48 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 49 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 37 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 38 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 42% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼42% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103441)
Ofsted
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Feb 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103441), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
- Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103441)
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103441)
Jul 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103441)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 49
- 14% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (20%) with SEND