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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Sheldon Road, Bexleyheath DA7 4PH · stm.bexley.sch.uk · 020 8303 8322
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 84%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bexley 67%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 421
- 1 over 420 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.8%
- First language not English
- 19.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 78% 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 | 60 | 77 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 56 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 53 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% the higher standard. Across Bexley it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲84% | 62% | ||
| ▲15% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101459)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Thomas More Catholic Primary School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 3 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 101459), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101459)
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101459)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 68
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (21%) with SEND