St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 20 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
137081
Address
South Road, CB11 3DW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
216 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
47.2%
Girls
52.8%
First language not English
12%
Free school meals (FSM)
2.8%
Persistent absence
3.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 79.2%
Other White 6.5%
Mixed 4.2%
Chinese 2.8%
Irish 2.3%
African 1.9%
Indian 1.4%
Other 0.9%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4
WritingAverage1.8
MathsWell above average3.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 94%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 30%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 113
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 111
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
33
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
25
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
14
16
Year 1
30
8
22
Year 2
30
15
15
Year 3
30
16
14
Year 4
31
13
18
Year 5
31
14
17
Year 6
34
22
12
Year 2023-2024

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