St Thomas More Catholic First School, Redditch

For September 2026 entry, 43 families put St Thomas More Catholic First School as their first choice and 59 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Thomas More Catholic First School are Woodrow First School (0.2 miles, Good); Oak Hill First School (0.9 miles); Matchborough First School Academy (1 mile, Good); and Crabbs Cross Academy (1.2 miles, Good).

St Thomas More Catholic First School is one of 29 schools run by St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

43 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Thomas More Catholic First School (as of September 2025): 98% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 71% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (71%).

45% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (42%), Asian (19%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 29 pupils (15.3%) received SEN support and 12 (6.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

St Thomas More Catholic First School had 10 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Redditch Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ombersley Close (adjacent), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Thomas More Catholic First School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 127 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Thomas More Catholic First School issued 10 suspensions, 6.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to St Thomas More Catholic First School are Tudor Grange Academy Redditch (0.3 miles), Woodfield Academy (0.8 miles), Arrow Vale High School (1.1 miles) and St Bede's Catholic Middle School (1.2 miles).