St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy
St Thomas More Road, Hull, HU4 7NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr Martin Ward
- Diocese
- Diocese of Middlesbrough
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 144101
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01482354093
About this school
St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Hull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 193 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 29 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 55% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 83% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 72% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 69% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Voluntary Catholic Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kingston upon Hull, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 61.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy compares
St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy ranked 57th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5% | 24.6% | 193 | — |
| Rokeby Park Primary School | 61% | 7.6% | 39% | 149 | 0.3 miles |
| Anlaby Primary School | 58% | 3.9% | 21.8% | 380 | 0.5 miles |
| Christopher Pickering Primary School | 80% | 5.4% | 37.9% | 443 | 0.6 miles |
| Acre Heads Primary School | 64% | 3.3% | 7.2% | 427 | 0.8 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Junior Academy | 54% | 4% | 27.4% | 375 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.6%
- English as an additional language
- 25%
- Overall absence
- 4.96%
- Persistent absence
- 12.15%
Location
Nearby schools
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Rokeby Park Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Kingston-upon-Hull
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Anlaby Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hull
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Christopher Pickering Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hull
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Acre Heads Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hull
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All Saints Church of England Junior Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Hessle
Other schools in Hull
St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy ranks 61st of the 85 ranked primary schools in Hull.
- Acre Heads Primary School Primary
- Adelaide Primary School Primary
- Ainthorpe Primary School Primary
- Aldbrough Primary School Primary
- Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Anlaby Primary School Primary
- Appleton Primary School Primary
- Bellfield Primary School Primary
- Biggin Hill Primary School Primary
- Bilton Community Primary School Primary
- Bricknell Primary School Primary
- Broadacre Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy teach?
- St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hull.
- Who is the head of school of St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy?
- The head of school of St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy is Mr Martin Ward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy?
- St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy full?
- St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 193 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. 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 Voluntary Catholic Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Middlesbrough.
- Does St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy is part of ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 58% 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 Voluntary Catholic Academy compare with other schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of?
- St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy ranked 57th of 70 primary schools in Kingston upon Hull, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% 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 Voluntary Catholic Academy's absence rate?
- St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy'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 10 July 2026.