St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Chatham. 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 08/02/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Bleakwood Road, Chatham

School Information

Address: Bleakwood Road, Chatham, ME5 0NF
Website: www.st-thomasmore.medway.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01634864701
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Victoria Ebdon
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118769

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 412
Number of Boys: 198
Number of Girls: 214

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.9
Writing
Above Average: 1.6 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3
Maths
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
Bleakwood Road , ME5 0NF
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oaklands School
Weedswood Road , Walderslade ME5 0QS
- not rated 335 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Walderslade Primary School
Dargets Road , Walderslade ME5 8BJ
3out of 4 647 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Maundene School
Swallow Rise , Walderslade ME5 7QB
3out of 4 694 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Horsted Junior School
Barberry Avenue , ME5 9TF
3out of 4 1,143 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenacre Academy
157 Walderslade Road , Walderslade ME5 0LP
3out of 4 295 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Walderslade Girls' School
Bradfields Avenue , Walderslade ME5 0LE
2out of 4 400 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Holcombe Grammar School
Holcombe , Maidstone Road ME4 6JB
3out of 4 2,282 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Victory Academy
Magpie Hall Road , ME4 5JB
3out of 4 2,608 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Thomas Aveling School
Arethusa Road , ME1 2UW
3out of 4 2,665 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradfields Academy
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB
4out of 4 586 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
INSPIRE Free Special School
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB
3out of 4 586 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
The Rowans
Silverbank , Churchill Avenue ME5 0LB
4out of 4 944 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Medway Secure Training Centre
Sir Evelyn Road , ME1 3YB
- not rated 2,891 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blue Skies School
126 Maidstone Road , ME4 6DQ
- not rated 3,199 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.