St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kettering

In its own words: "Our school Mission Statement is at the heart of all we do. Children, teachers, parents and all involved, "Try to be like Jesus in all that we think, do and say." This is why our school is a happy and safe place to be."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, basketball, karate, dance, choir and gardening.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 73% in North Northamptonshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 88% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 38 families put St Thomas More Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 75 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Thomas More Catholic Primary School are Hall Meadow Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths); Hawthorn Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 84% reading, 87% maths); St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths); and Greenfields Primary School and Nursery (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 85% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Thomas More Catholic Primary School.

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is one of 12 schools run by Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust Ltd, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

4.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 34.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (32%), White British (32%) and Black (20%).

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 24 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Kettering Rail Station, about 560 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bowhill (o/s 33), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Thomas More Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 366 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Northamptonshire (141), as is usual near a town centre.

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to St Thomas More Catholic Primary School are Bishop Stopford School (0.9 miles), Southfield School for Girls (1.1 miles), Kettering Science Academy (1.2 miles) and Kettering Buccleuch Academy (1.6 miles).