Academy converter · Hertfordshire

St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

3–11Ages
144Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
149742URN

Greenway, Berkhamsted, HP4 3LF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.2 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

34 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 16 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

23 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
29 November 2022
Graded inspection: Requires improvement · as St Thomas More Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, URN 117479

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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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

34 applications · 12 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2022 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as St Thomas More Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 117479), 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	12	34	2.8	10	0.83
Sep 2025	13	24	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2024	16	36	2.3	15	0.94
Sep 2023 *	24	48	2.0	23	0.96
Sep 2022 *	19	43	2.3	19	1.00
Sep 2021 *	18	32	1.8	18	1.00
Sep 2020 *	22	47	2.1	18	0.82
Sep 2019 *	22	48	2.2	20	0.91
Sep 2018 *	25	50	2.0	23	0.92
Sep 2017 *	27	54	2.0	25	0.93
Sep 2016 *	22	54	2.5	21	0.95
Sep 2015 *	27	53	2.0	21	0.78
Sep 2014 *	26	45	1.7	25	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 77% · Maths 69% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%225th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	12%	106	105
2023/24	44%	0%	106	105
2022/23	57%	10%	108	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 Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Greenway Primary and Nursery School
0.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Westfield Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.3applications per place
Bridgewater Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place
The Thomas Coram Church of England School
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

68%met the SATs standard
Potten End CofE Primary School
3.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 59%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: 149742 · 919/3402
Trust: All Saints Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 240 pupils · 144 on roll
Free school meals: 8.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2023
Replaced: St Thomas More Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 117479)
Address: Greenway, Berkhamsted, HP4 3LF
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources