St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 7 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
- Website
- www.stthomasmores.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 205 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 35.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 3.9%
- Persistent absence
- 11.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.2%
White British 42%
Other White 16.6%
Other Black 11.7%
Mixed 7.9%
African 6.8%
Indian 4.9%
Unclassified 2.9%
Other Asian 2.4%
Chinese 1.5%
Other 1.5%
Irish 1%
Caribbean 1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average5.3
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsWell above average5.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 93%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 23%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 113
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Admissions
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 13 17 |
| Year 1 | 27 13 14 |
| Year 2 | 29 22 7 |
| Year 3 | 29 16 13 |
| Year 4 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 5 | 29 15 14 |
| Year 6 | 31 12 19 |