St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Appleton Road, Eltham, London, SE9 6NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs L Collins
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 100176
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088569153
About this school
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 201 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 December 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 81% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 85% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 81% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 78% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Thomas More Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Greenwich average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83% | 66.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 68.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 71.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 184 |
| 2023/24 | 188 |
| 2024/25 | 198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Thomas More Catholic Primary School compares
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School ranked 45th of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.8% | 34.3% | 201 | — |
| Henwick Primary School | 77% | 5.6% | 39.8% | 332 | 0.1 miles |
| Haimo Primary School | 72% | 6.6% | 40.2% | 351 | 0.5 miles |
| Gordon Primary School | 82% | 4.3% | 13.7% | 439 | 0.5 miles |
| Ealdham Primary School | 77% | 7.3% | 45.5% | 455 | 0.5 miles |
| Deansfield Primary School | 91% | 4.1% | 12.7% | 461 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.34%
- English as an additional language
- 18.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.82%
- Persistent absence
- 11.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Henwick Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
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Haimo Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Gordon Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Ealdham Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Deansfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School ranks 609th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does St Thomas More Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of St Thomas More Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is Mrs L Collins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Thomas More Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School?
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School full?
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 201 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does St Thomas More Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Thomas More Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Thomas More Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Thomas More Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School ranked 45th of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Thomas More Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Thomas More Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.