St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 23 2022 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
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Leicester
Unique reference
138185
Address
Newstead Road, LE2 3TA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
277 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
54.5%
Girls
45.5%
First language not English
19.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.9%
Persistent absence
9.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 44.4%
Indian 18.4%
Mixed 17.7%
Other White 5.8%
African 5.1%
Other Asian 3.2%
Unclassified 1.8%
Pakistani 1.1%
Caribbean 1.1%
Other 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
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 average3.7
WritingAverage1.6
MathsAbove average2.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
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 Catholic Voluntary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
40
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
41
2nd preference
28
3rd preference
22
From another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
39
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
6
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 classes32
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher33.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
39
19
20
Year 1
38
20
18
Year 2
40
24
16
Year 3
40
21
19
Year 4
40
22
18
Year 5
40
20
20
Year 6
40
25
15
Year 2023-2024

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