St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington at a glance

Located in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 230 pupils aged 2 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 16.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 12% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 113 in reading and 112 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 15% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 27 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.0%. There are about 24.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 5% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.