St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Cheltenham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 13/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lewis Road, Cheltenham

School Information

Address: Lewis Road, Cheltenham, GL51 0HZ
Website: www.st-thomasmore.gloucs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01242513339
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicola Tippen
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115710

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 212
Number of Boys: 110
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -6 to -1.2
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.2 Confidence interval -6.2 to -2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:46%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Lewis Road, GL51 0HZ
0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Springbank Primary Academy
Springbank Road, GL51 0PH
972 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Hesters Way Primary School
Dill Avenue, GL51 0ES
1,056 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Rowanfield Junior School
Alstone Lane, GL51 8HY
1,277 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rowanfield Infant School
Alstone Lane, GL51 8HY
1,304 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Pate's Grammar School
Princess Elizabeth Way, GL51 0HG
455 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Blaisdon Way, GL51 0WH
1,449 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Warden Hill Road, GL51 3EF
2,508 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedGloucestershire College
Cheltenham Campus, Princess Elizabeth Way GL51 7SJ
278 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedDean Close School
Shelburne Road, GL51 6HE
1,696 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Alternative Provision School
St George's Centre, Alstone Lane GL51 8HH
1,708 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDean Close Preparatory School
Lansdown Road, GL51 6QS
1,860 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedAirthrie School With Hillfield Dyslexia Trust
27-29 Christchurch Road, GL50 2NY
2,295 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedBelmont School
Warden Hill Road, GL51 3AT
2,516 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.