St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy at a glance

Located in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 178 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 14.0 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 in the top 45% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 10 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 20.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. If you are considering St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.