St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Cheltenham · Gloucestershire
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About St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is a primary academy in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
LITTLE WAY CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 6 member schools: 6 primary schools. Local authorities: Gloucestershire. Regions: South West. — from the LITTLE WAY CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST public record.
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School information
- Official name
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
- Address
- Lewis Road
- Postcode
- GL51 0HZ
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cheltenham
- URN (official identifier)
- 150344
- Establishment number
- 3359
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 191
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 210
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- LITTLE WAY CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Turner
- Ofsted inspection
- Last inspected on 14 Jun 2023 under its previous school record (URN 115710), before it reopened as St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (Good)Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.st-thomasmore.gloucs.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01242513339
- Date opened
- 1 Jan 2024
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 191 | 93,717 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 33.5% | 19.1% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 18.3% | 15.8% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 5.8% | 5.7% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 42.4% | 11.3% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (URN 115710)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 20 Jul 2023
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (URN 115710)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 16 Jul 2019
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (URN 115710)
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Report published 2 May 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (URN 115710)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 27 Feb 2014
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (URN 115710)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 6 Jan 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (URN 115710)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 8 Sept 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (URN 115710)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 28 Mar 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.5% | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 11.3% | 11.8% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £96,100 for 62 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 36.5% | 19.8% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £565 | £264 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 182 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Gloucestershire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,511,000 £8,302 per pupil | £7,010 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,514,000 £8,319 per pupil | £6,761 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £748,000 £4,110 per pupil · 49.4% | £3,300 · 48.8% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £353,000 £1,940 per pupil · 23.3% | £1,489 · 22.0% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £42,000 £231 per pupil · 2.8% | £172 · 2.5% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £21,000 £115 per pupil · 1.4% | £126 · 1.9% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | −£3,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £326,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £4,985 per pupil, supply and agency £181 per pupil — spending up £3,334 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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