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
- Website
- www.stmsw.co.uk
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
- 10.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
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%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average4
WritingAverage1.8
MathsWell above average3.3
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.7 |
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 |