St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 19 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
- 208 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.2%
- Girls
- 53.8%
- First language not English
- 13.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 2.4%
- Persistent absence
- 3.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.1%
White British 73.6%
Other White 8.7%
Mixed 4.4%
Chinese 3.4%
Indian 2.9%
Irish 1.9%
African 1.9%
Unclassified 1.9%
Other 1%
Other Asian 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 88%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 18%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 111
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 111
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 27
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 17 13 |
| Year 1 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 2 | 30 7 23 |
| Year 3 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 4 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 5 | 28 12 16 |
| Year 6 | 31 14 17 |