St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school located in Leicester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 30/10/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Newstead Road, Leicester, LE2 3TA
Website: www.thomasmoreprimary.org.uk/
Telephone: 01162706365
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leicester
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Charlotte Crosse
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138185

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/10/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 280
Number of Pupils: 279
Number of Boys: 152
Number of Girls: 127

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1.3 to 5.2
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.1
Maths
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.3 to 4.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Newstead Road, LE2 3TA
0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Avenue Primary School
Avenue Road Extension, LE2 3EJ
733 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
East Avenue, LE2 1TE
921 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Overdale Junior School
Eastcourt Road, Knighton LE2 3YA
964 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Overdale Infant School
Eastcourt Road, Knighton LE2 3YA
1,086 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Sir Jonathan North Girls College
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU
1,150 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
1out of 4The Lancaster Academy
Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU
1,314 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Madani Girls' School
77 Evington Valley Road, LE5 5LL
2,182 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Madani Boys School
77 Evington Valley, LE5 5LL
2,182 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
3out of 4Crown Hills Community College
Gwendolen Road, LE5 5FT
2,579 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWQE and Regent College Group
University Road, LE1 7RJ
1,317 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester College
Welford Road, LE2 7LW
2,145 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeauchamp City Sixth Form
1 South Albion Street, LE1 6JL
2,649 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, 50 Trenant Road, LE2 6UA
2,842 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Leicester Partnership School
Carisbrooke Gardens, LE2 3PR
328 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester Islamic Academy
320 London Road, LE2 2PJ
751 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester Preparatory School
2 Albert Road, Stoneygate LE2 2AA
873 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLeicester High School for Girls
454 London Road, Leicester LE2 2PP
1,019 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
- not ratedSt Crispin's School
6 St Mary's Road, LE2 1XA
1,190 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.