St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 8 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
138164
Address
Priory Street, CO1 2QB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
207 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
50.7%
Girls
49.3%
First language not English
30.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
4.3%
Persistent absence
4.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
4.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 38.2%
Other White 20.3%
Other Black 11.1%
Mixed 7.3%
African 6.3%
Indian 5.8%
Other Asian 2.9%
Unclassified 2.9%
Other 1.9%
Irish 1.4%
Caribbean 1%
Chinese 1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average5.3
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsWell above average5.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 93%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 7%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 112
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's Catholic Primary School, Colchester

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
38
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
0
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
0
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 classes29.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
14
16
Year 1
30
22
8
Year 2
29
17
12
Year 3
28
12
16
Year 4
30
15
15
Year 5
30
11
19
Year 6
30
14
16
Year 2023-2024

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