Academy converter · Peterborough

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
407Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
147385URN

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Park Lane, Eastfield, Peterborough, PE1 5JW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.6 below Peterborough median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Peterborough

78 applications for 47 places · 49th of 57 in Peterborough

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

36%met the expected standard

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Peterborough median (2.2) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

78 applications · 47 places offered · 45 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Peterborough median median 2.2
2025 1.5; Peterborough median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Peterborough median median 1.9
2023 1.4; Peterborough median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Peterborough median median 2.0
2021 1.6; Peterborough median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Peterborough median median 1.9
2019 1.9; Peterborough median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Peterborough median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Peterborough median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Peterborough median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Peterborough median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Peterborough median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Peterborough median

Dashed bars: as St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (URN 110854), 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	47	78	1.7	45	0.96
Sep 2025	44	67	1.5	41	0.93
Sep 2024	60	101	1.7	65	1.08
Sep 2023	49	69	1.4	48	0.98
Sep 2022	47	71	1.5	46	0.98
Sep 2021	49	78	1.6	47	0.96
Sep 2020	60	93	1.6	62	1.03
Sep 2019 *	60	112	1.9	70	1.17
Sep 2018 *	60	103	1.7	63	1.05
Sep 2017 *	53	81	1.5	49	0.92
Sep 2016 *	59	79	1.3	52	0.88
Sep 2015 *	60	114	1.9	56	0.93
Sep 2014 *	55	90	1.6	48	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 41% · Maths 48% → all three 36% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard36%55th of 55 in Peterborough

Peterborough 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Peterborough 75% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Peterborough 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard41%

Peterborough 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Peterborough 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard48%

Peterborough 76% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Peterborough 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Peterborough median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	36%	0%	101	99
2023/24	35%	0%	102	100
2022/23	39%	0%	103	101

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

Good2024

1.7applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Lime Academy Abbotsmede
0.5 km · Peterborough

2026

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Newark Hill Academy
1.0 km · Peterborough

Good2023

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Queen's Drive Infant School
1.4 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place
Bishop Creighton Academy
1.4 km · Peterborough

Good2023

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Lime Academy Parnwell
1.6 km · Peterborough

Good2022

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Dogsthorpe Infant School
1.6 km · Peterborough

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place
Dogsthorpe Academy
1.7 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

45%met the SATs standard
The Beeches Primary School
1.7 km · Peterborough

Good2023

1.8applications per place 67%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: 147385 · 874/3378
Trust: St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 407 on roll
Free school meals: 30.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (URN 110854)
Address: St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Park Lane, Eastfield, Peterborough, PE1 5JW
Local authority: Peterborough

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