Academy converter · North Northamptonshire

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
216Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
141635URN

St Thomas More Catholic Primary, Northampton Road, Kettering, NN15 7JZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.4 above North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Northamptonshire

75 applications for 30 places · 21st of 83 in North Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

28 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
13 March 2018
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 above North Northamptonshire median (2.1) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

75 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2025 2.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2024 2.7; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 2.9; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2022 3.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2021 2.6; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 2.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2019 2.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2018 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2017 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2016 2.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2
2015 2.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 3.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Northamptonshire median in 10 of 11 years.

This school
North Northamptonshire median

Dashed bars: as St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (URN 122050), the previous school.

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	75	2.5	38	1.27
Sep 2025	29	66	2.3	34	1.17
Sep 2024	29	77	2.7	47	1.62
Sep 2023	30	88	2.9	42	1.40
Sep 2022	30	97	3.2	44	1.47
Sep 2021	30	77	2.6	40	1.33
Sep 2020	30	66	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2019	30	77	2.6	40	1.33
Sep 2018	30	61	2.0	27	0.90
Sep 2017	30	61	2.0	20	0.67
Sep 2016	30	80	2.7	34	1.13
Sep 2015 *	30	72	2.4	25	0.83
Sep 2014 *	30	95	3.2	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 81% · Maths 75% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%23rd of 90 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

North Northamptonshire 74% England 78%

Higher standard34%

North Northamptonshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth25%

North Northamptonshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard28%

North Northamptonshire 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Northamptonshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	16%	104	104
2023/24	78%	22%	109	106
2022/23	75%	9%	106	106

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 Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Hall Meadow Primary School
0.9 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Hawthorn Community Primary School
1.0 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Greenfields Primary School and Nursery
1.5 km · North Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Kettering Park Junior Academy
1.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2024

68%met the SATs standard
Kettering Park Infant Academy
1.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2024

2.3applications per place
Compass Primary Academy
1.8 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

3.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141635 · 940/3502
Trust: Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust Ltd
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 218 pupils · 216 on roll
Free school meals: 4.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2015
Replaced: St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (URN 122050)
Address: St Thomas More Catholic Primary, Northampton Road, Kettering, NN15 7JZ
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

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