St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Lewis Road, Cheltenham, GL51 0HZ
This school is closed (it closed in December 2023).
It was replaced by St Thomas More Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Tippen
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Constituency
- Cheltenham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 115710
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
About this school
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Cheltenham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 217 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 43 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - |
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 | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How St Thomas More Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.8% | 42.9% | 217 | — |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 33% | 6.5% | 40.3% | 191 | 0.0 miles |
| Springbank Primary Academy | 53% | 5.9% | 35% | 435 | 0.6 miles |
| Hesters Way Primary School | 57% | 7.5% | 46% | 171 | 0.6 miles |
| Rowanfield Junior School | 67% | 5.7% | 42.9% | 345 | 0.7 miles |
| Rowanfield Infant School | — | 7.4% | 28.1% | 235 | 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.9%
- English as an additional language
- 34.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.8%
- Persistent absence
- 18.1%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Springbank Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Hesters Way Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Rowanfield Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
-
Rowanfield Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Cheltenham
Other schools in Cheltenham
- Andoversford Primary School Primary
- Benhall Infant School Primary
- Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy Primary
- Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School Primary
- Charlton Kings Infants' School Primary
- Charlton Kings Junior School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Coberley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cold Aston Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dunalley Primary School Primary
- Gardners Lane Primary School Primary
- Glenfall Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Thomas More Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Cheltenham.
- Has St Thomas More Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Thomas More Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School?
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School had 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- 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 44% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- 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 31 December 2023.