St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary in Chatham, Medway | Ofsted & DfE

78%

RWM expected · 2024/25

19%

RWM higher · 2024/25

410

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

78%

RWM expected · 2024/25

19%

RWM higher · 2024/25

410

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

78%

RWM expected · 2024/25

19%

RWM higher · 2024/25

410

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection

Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 15/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityMedway

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio28.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusClosed

Overview of St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School · Primary · Medway

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

78%

+15pp

87%75%63%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 78%

RWM higher standard

19%

+7pp

19%14%8%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 19%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

90%

Reading higher standard

47%

Writing expected standard

83%

Writing higher standard

25%

Maths expected standard

85%

Maths higher standard

42%

Science expected standard

81%

SPAG expected standard

88%

SPAG higher standard

54%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

110.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

410

Pupil : teacher ratio

28.5

EAL

15%

FSM eligible

17%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Bleakwood Road, Chatham, ME5 0NF

Local authority

Medway

Website

—

Telephone

—

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	78%	19%	90%	47%	83%	25%	85%	42%	81%	88%	108.0	106.0	110.0	—	—	—	20%	410
2023/24	63%	12%	78%	32%	80%	15%	78%	30%	78%	75%	105.0	105.0	106.0	—	—	—	18%	416
2022/23	69%	15%	85%	49%	80%	20%	80%	38%	79%	84%	108.0	107.0	109.0	+0.90	-0.60	+0.70	15%	417
2018/19	87%	15%	92%	38%	93%	27%	95%	40%	90%	92%	108.0	108.0	108.0	+2.40	+1.60	+1.80	20%	422
2017/18	87%	8%	88%	38%	92%	13%	95%	42%	95%	93%	108.0	108.0	109.0	+0.50	-1.00	+1.70	18%	421
2016/17	82%	12%	87%	35%	87%	32%	93%	48%	87%	90%	108.0	108.0	109.0	+2.20	+1.40	+3.60	18%	426

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	410	28.5	20%	15%	17%	4%	6%
2023/24	416	22.4	18%	15%	14%	5%	10%
2022/23	417	21.3	15%	17%	12%	4%	8%
2021/22	415	21.6	15%	14%	10%	6%	14%
2020/21	412	23.0	16%	13%	10%	—	—
2018/19	422	23.4	20%	10%	11%	4%	5%
2017/18	421	24.6	18%	8%	13%	4%	7%
2016/17	426	25.0	18%	6%	15%	4%	6%