St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester is a primary school located in Colchester. 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 15/05/2008. 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 2.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Priory Street, Colchester

School Information

Address: Priory Street, Colchester, CO1 2QB
Website: www.stthomasmores.co.uk
Telephone: 01206865722
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Bridget Harris
Religious character: Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138164

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/05/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 204
Number of Boys: 92
Number of Girls: 112

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 6.5 Confidence interval 4.3 to 8.8
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1 to 3.1
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 1.8 to 5.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:97%
England Average:65%

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

School:30%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:114
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:111
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester
Priory Street , CO1 2QB
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St James' Church of England Primary School
Guildford Road , CO1 2RA
1out of 4 414 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Green Primary School
St John's Green , CO2 7HE
3out of 4 792 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St. George's School
Canterbury Road , CO2 7RU
3out of 4 1,157 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
North Primary School and Nursery
John Harper Street , CO1 1RP
3out of 4 1,314 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Lexden Road , CO3 3ND
4out of 4 1,642 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
St Helena School
Sheepen Road , CO3 3LE
3out of 4 1,667 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Colchester Academy
Hawthorn Avenue , CO4 3JL
3out of 4 2,375 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Thomas Lord Audley School
Monkwick Avenue , Monkwick CO2 8NJ
3out of 4 2,510 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Benedict's Catholic College
Norman Way , CO3 3US
3out of 4 2,543 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sixth Form College Colchester
North Hill , CO1 1SN
- not rated 1,052 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Colchester Institute
Sheepen Road , CO3 3LL
- not rated 1,582 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colchester High School
Wellesley Road , CO3 3HD
- not rated 1,398 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Oxford House School
2 Lexden Road , CO3 3NE
- not rated 1,576 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingswode Hoe School
Sussex Road , CO3 3QJ
3out of 4 2,068 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's School for Girls
91 Lexden Road , CO3 3RB
- not rated 2,250 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Turner Road , Mile End CO4 5LB
3out of 4 3,019 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.