St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 23 2024 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
Birmingham
Unique reference
147017
Address
Horse Shoes Lane, B26 3HU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
350 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
53.1%
Girls
46.9%
First language not English
15.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
32.9%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 53.1%
Mixed 11.5%
Other White 11.1%
African 6.3%
Unclassified 4.9%
Pakistani 2.3%
Other Black 2.3%
Indian 2%
Other 2%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Other Asian 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.9
WritingAverage1.5
MathsAverage-0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
45
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
49
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
30
From another Local Authority
10
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
44
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
44
27
17
Year 1
45
21
24
Year 2
44
20
24
Year 3
51
27
24
Year 4
53
28
25
Year 5
54
32
22
Year 6
59
31
28
Year 2024-2025

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