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
- Website
- www.stthomasmores.co.uk
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
- 8.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.8%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
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 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 |