Academy converter · Bexley

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
421Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
149373URN

Sheldon Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 4PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingMar 2017

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.3 above Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

177 applications for 60 places · 18th of 52 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingMar 2017

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

4 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
21 March 2017
Graded inspection: Outstanding · as St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, URN 101459

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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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Bexley median (2.6) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

177 applications · 60 places offered · 77 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 2.4; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 2.1; Bexley median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 2.2; Bexley median median 2.7; as the previous school
2020 2.5; Bexley median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 3.0; Bexley median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Bexley median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Bexley median median 2.9; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Bexley median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Bexley median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Bexley median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Bexley median

Dashed bars: as St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (URN 101459), 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	60	177	3.0	77	1.28
Sep 2025	56	123	2.2	51	0.91
Sep 2024	60	141	2.4	64	1.07
Sep 2023	60	128	2.1	53	0.88
Sep 2022 *	58	121	2.1	50	0.86
Sep 2021 *	60	129	2.2	60	1.00
Sep 2020 *	43	109	2.5	31	0.72
Sep 2019 *	60	181	3.0	92	1.53
Sep 2018 *	60	164	2.7	75	1.25
Sep 2017 *	52	110	2.1	52	1.00
Sep 2016 *	42	114	2.7	36	0.86
Sep 2015 *	54	110	2.0	44	0.81
Sep 2014 *	58	96	1.7	51	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 94% · Maths 89% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%6th of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Bexley 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bexley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	84%	15%	109	108
2023/24	95%	20%	111	110
2022/23	87%	13%	108	109

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 Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Upland Primary School
0.6 km · Bexley

Good2024

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Brampton Primary Academy
0.8 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Belmont Academy
0.8 km · Bexley

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Bursted Wood Primary School
1.0 km · Bexley

2026

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Barrington Primary School
1.1 km · Bexley

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Pelham Primary School
1.1 km · Bexley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Bexley

Good2022

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Foster's Primary School
1.3 km · Bexley

Remains Good · improving2024

2.7applications per place 82%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149373 · 303/3504
Trust: St Oscar Romero Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 421 on roll
Free school meals: 8.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2022
Replaced: St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (URN 101459)
Address: Sheldon Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 4PH
Local authority: Bexley

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