St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

North Northamptonshire · NN15 7JZ

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 216 pupils, 4.6% FSM

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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

General Information

Address: St Thomas More Catholic Primary, Northampton Road, Kettering, NN15 7JZ – View on map
Phone: 01536512112
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sophie Howes
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 38 families put it first for 30 places – 13 for every 10 places. 79% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 14 · 2024 16 · 2025 12 · 2026 13
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

216 pupils out of 218 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 10
% eligible for free school meals: 4.6%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the North Northamptonshire average)
English as an additional language: 34% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 5.4% a year (North Northamptonshire 17.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 29% moved to another school, 71% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across North Northamptonshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 10 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 10 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in North Northamptonshire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 8 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 69% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 16% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 10 percentage points above the North Northamptonshire average (59%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 74% against an expected 68%)
3-year average (expected standard): 74%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 75% · Writing 81% · Maths 75% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 75%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 104
Based on: 32 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolNorth Northamptonshire averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 10 percentage points above the North Northamptonshire average (59%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 23rd of 91 junior and primary schools in the area

=23Cranford CofE Primary School69%
=23Hawthorn Community Primary School69%
=23St Thomas More Catholic Primary School69%
=26Kettering Park Junior Academy68%
=26Oundle Church of England Primary School68%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School92%
#2Glapthorn Church of England Primary School89%
#3Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary School88%
#4Broughton Primary School87%
=5Greenfields Primary School and Nursery85%
=5Olympic Primary85%
#7Trinity Church of England Primary School84%
=8Bozeat Community Primary School83%
=8Gretton Primary Academy83%
=8Weldon Church of England Primary School83%
#11Ruskin Academy81%
#12Grendon Church of England Primary School80%
=13St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School76%
=13St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby76%
=15Great Addington CofE Primary School73%
=15St Edward's Catholic Primary School73%
=17Geddington Church of England Primary School72%
=17Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School72%
=17Warwick Academy72%
#20Irchester Community Primary School71%
=21Hall Meadow Primary School70%
=21South End Junior School70%
=23Cranford CofE Primary School69%
=23Hawthorn Community Primary School69%
=23St Thomas More Catholic Primary School69%
=26Kettering Park Junior Academy68%
=26Oundle Church of England Primary School68%
=28Brambleside Primary School67%
=28Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy67%
=28Ringstead Church of England Primary School67%
=28Wilbarston Church of England Primary School67%
#32Kettering Buccleuch Academy65%
=33Hazel Leys Academy64%
=33Loddington CofE (VA) Primary School64%
=35All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery63%
=35Corby Old Village Primary School63%
=35Rushden Primary Academy63%
=35St Andrew's Church of England Primary School63%
=35Stanwick Primary School63%
=40Danesholme Junior Academy62%
=40Henry Chichele Primary School62%
=40Oakley Vale Primary School62%
=40Woodford Church of England Primary School62%
=44Brigstock Latham's Church of England Primary School60%
=44Corby Primary Academy60%
=44Havelock Junior School60%
=44Meadowside Primary School60%
=44Priors Hall - A Learning Community60%
=44Rockingham Primary School60%
=44Rushton Primary School60%
=44Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School60%
=52Barton Seagrave Primary School58%
=52Wollaston Primary School58%
=54Hayfield Cross CofE School57%
=54Irthlingborough Junior School57%
=54Little Harrowden Community Primary School57%
=54Redwell Primary School57%
=58Great Doddington Primary56%
=58Polebrook Church of England Primary School56%
=60Cottingham Church of England Primary School55%
=60Croyland Primary School55%
=60Loatlands Primary School55%
=60Woodnewton- A Learning Community55%
=64Kingswood Primary Academy54%
=64Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School54%
=64Millbrook Junior School54%
#67Oakway Academy53%
=68Little Stanion Primary School52%
=68Studfall Junior Academy52%
=68Victoria Primary Academy52%
#71Mawsley Primary School51%
=72Alfred Lord Tennyson School50%
=72Beanfield Primary School50%
=72Compass Primary Academy50%
=72Ecton Village Primary School50%
=72Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School50%
#77Denfield Park Primary School49%
#78Thrapston Primary School48%
=79Grange Primary Academy47%
=79Our Lady's Catholic Primary School47%
=81St Peter's Church of England Academy46%
=81St. Marys CofE Primary School46%
#83Park Junior School, Wellingborough45%
#84Warmington School44%
#85Isham Church of England Primary School43%
=86Newton Road School40%
=86Sywell Church of England Primary School40%
#88Windmill Primary School39%
#89St Brendan's Catholic Primary School37%
#90Exeter A Learning Community Academy35%
#91Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School31%

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49th of 65 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for Ofsted rating

#47St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#48St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, CorbyGood
#49St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#50St. Marys CofE Primary SchoolGood
#51Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Greenfields Primary School and NurseryOutstanding
#2All Saints CEVA Primary School and NurseryGood
#3Barton Seagrave Primary SchoolGood
#4Beanfield Primary SchoolGood
#5Bozeat Community Primary SchoolGood
#6Brigstock Latham's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#7Compass Primary AcademyGood
#8Corby Old Village Primary SchoolGood
#9Cottingham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Cranford CofE Primary SchoolGood
#11Croyland Primary SchoolGood
#12Denfield Park Primary SchoolGood
#13Earls Barton Primary SchoolGood
#14Ecton Village Primary SchoolGood
#15Exeter A Learning Community AcademyGood
#16Geddington Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#17Glapthorn Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#18Grange Primary AcademyGood
#19Great Addington CofE Primary SchoolGood
#20Gretton Primary AcademyGood
#21Hall Meadow Primary SchoolGood
#22Hawthorn Community Primary SchoolGood
#23Hayfield Cross CofE SchoolGood
#24Hazel Leys AcademyGood
#25Irchester Community Primary SchoolGood
#26Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary SchoolGood
#27Kingswood Primary AcademyGood
#28Little Harrowden Community Primary SchoolGood
#29Little Stanion Primary SchoolGood
#30Loatlands Primary SchoolGood
#31Loddington CofE (VA) Primary SchoolGood
#32Mawsley Primary SchoolGood
#33Nassington Primary SchoolGood
#34Oakley Vale Primary SchoolGood
#35Oakway AcademyGood
#36Olympic PrimaryGood
#37Oundle Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#38Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#39Polebrook Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#40Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#41Ringstead Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#42Rockingham Primary SchoolGood
#43Rushden Primary AcademyGood
#44Rushton Primary SchoolGood
#45St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#46St Brendan's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#47St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#48St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, CorbyGood
#49St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#50St. Marys CofE Primary SchoolGood
#51Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolGood
#52Stanwick Primary SchoolGood
#53Sywell Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#54Thrapston Primary SchoolGood
#55Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#56Victoria Primary AcademyGood
#57Warmington SchoolGood
#58Warwick AcademyGood
#59Whitefriars Primary SchoolGood
#60Wilbarston Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#61Wollaston Primary SchoolGood
#62Woodford Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#63Woodnewton- A Learning CommunityGood
#64Our Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#65The Glenvale Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,514 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

65th of 83 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for spending per pupil

#63Oundle Church of England Primary School£5,562
#64Hawthorn Community Primary School£5,538
#65St Thomas More Catholic Primary School£5,514
#66Barton Seagrave Primary School£5,511
#67Corby Primary Academy£5,502

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Great Doddington Primary£15,969
#2Nassington Primary School£10,292
#3Wilbarston Church of England Primary School£10,054
#4Stanton Cross Primary School£9,704
#5Alfred Lord Tennyson School£9,346
#6Warmington School£9,270
#7Polebrook Church of England Primary School£8,878
#8Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School£8,024
#9Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School£7,903
#10Mawsley Primary School£7,880
#11Ecton Village Primary School£7,776
#12Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School£7,753
#13Great Addington CofE Primary School£7,636
#14Cranford CofE Primary School£7,430
#15Sywell Church of England Primary School£7,419
#16Grange Primary Academy£7,371
#17Loddington CofE (VA) Primary School£7,357
#18Croyland Primary School£7,338
#19Little Stanion Primary School£7,299
#20Brigstock Latham's Church of England Primary School£7,297
#21Bozeat Community Primary School£7,280
#22Meadowside Primary School£7,275
#23Glapthorn Church of England Primary School£7,197
#24Olympic Primary£6,975
#25Grendon Church of England Primary School£6,932
#26Thrapston Primary School£6,906
#27Hazel Leys Academy£6,887
#28Kingswood Primary Academy£6,829
#29Isham Church of England Primary School£6,825
#30Ringstead Church of England Primary School£6,769
#31Exeter A Learning Community Academy£6,739
#32St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,645
#33Corby Old Village Primary School£6,640
#34Denfield Park Primary School£6,603
#35Beanfield Primary School£6,414
#36Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School£6,387
#37Our Lady's Catholic Primary School£6,361
#38Rushton Primary School£6,333
#39Woodnewton- A Learning Community£6,307
#40St. Marys CofE Primary School£6,257
#41Henry Chichele Primary School£6,254
#42Irchester Community Primary School£6,234
#43St Andrew's Church of England Primary School£6,129
#44Broughton Primary School£6,111
#45St Edward's Catholic Primary School£6,072
#46Trinity Church of England Primary School£6,038
#47Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary School£5,937
#48Warwick Academy£5,935
#49Gretton Primary Academy£5,910
#50Woodford Church of England Primary School£5,842
#51Little Harrowden Community Primary School£5,839
#52St Brendan's Catholic Primary School£5,815
#53Victoria Primary Academy£5,794
#54St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby£5,758
#55Priors Hall - A Learning Community£5,720
#56Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School£5,716
#57Loatlands Primary School£5,693
#58Oakway Academy£5,637
#59Wollaston Primary School£5,627
#60Newton Road School£5,584
#61Weldon Church of England Primary School£5,581
#62Rushden Primary Academy£5,568
#63Oundle Church of England Primary School£5,562
#64Hawthorn Community Primary School£5,538
#65St Thomas More Catholic Primary School£5,514
#66Barton Seagrave Primary School£5,511
#67Corby Primary Academy£5,502
#68Hayfield Cross CofE School£5,502
#69Windmill Primary School£5,449
#70Brambleside Primary School£5,442
#71Compass Primary Academy£5,424
#72All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery£5,413
#73Geddington Church of England Primary School£5,383
#74Cottingham Church of England Primary School£5,309
#75Greenfields Primary School and Nursery£5,277
#76Rockingham Primary School£5,173
#77Oakley Vale Primary School£5,160
#78Stanwick Primary School£4,923
#79Hall Meadow Primary School£4,876
#80Redwell Primary School£4,377
#81Whitefriars Primary School£4,202
#82The Glenvale Church of England Primary School£2,400
#83Earls Barton Primary School£1,046

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