Academy converter · Hertfordshire

St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
221Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
138354URN

Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

81 applications for 30 places · 125th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

81 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

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Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	81	2.7	38	1.27
Sep 2025	27	57	2.1	23	0.85
Sep 2024	28	63	2.3	23	0.82
Sep 2023	26	62	2.4	24	0.92
Sep 2022	30	65	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2021	30	72	2.4	37	1.23
Sep 2020	30	64	2.1	36	1.20
Sep 2019	30	86	2.9	38	1.27
Sep 2018	30	66	2.2	39	1.30
Sep 2017	30	81	2.7	43	1.43
Sep 2016	30	88	2.9	39	1.30
Sep 2015	30	75	2.5	38	1.27
Sep 2014	30	77	2.6	38	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 66% · Maths 83% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%194th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	62%	7%	108	104
2023/24	73%	10%	108	105
2022/23	73%	17%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Icknield Infant and Nursery School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place
Wilbury Junior School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

63%met the SATs standard
Pixmore Junior School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

30%met the SATs standard
Highover Primary School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Lordship Farm Primary School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Hillshott Infant School and Nursery
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place
Purwell Primary School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

5.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Garden City Academy
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138354 · 919/3400
Trust: The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 240 pupils · 221 on roll
Free school meals: 7.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2012
Replaced: St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 117477)
Address: Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QB
Local authority: Hertfordshire · North Hertfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources