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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Coventry

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Roman Catholic
Ages 3–11

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Coventry, part of Holy Cross Catholic Multi Academy Company. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 13th-highest of the 93 schools in Coventry with published results, and 4,602nd of 14,452 across England. It was 71% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2024)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Coventry (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School in detail

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Our mission "To Learn and Grow as God's Holy People" shapes our school community, guides our daily lives and inspires us to ensure that each child flourishes."

Vision and values (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Coventry and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 89% in reading and 91% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 28 families put St Thomas More Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Thomas More Catholic Primary School are Howes Community Primary School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 71% reading, 75% maths); Manor Park Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 89% reading, 92% maths); Coventry Speech and Language Service Co Manor Park Primary School (0.5 miles); and Grange Farm Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 87% maths).

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Howes Community Primary SchoolManor Park Primary SchoolCoventry Speech and Language Service Co Manor Park Primary SchoolGrange Farm Primary School

The trust

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Holy Cross Catholic Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 7 schools in Holy Cross Catholic Multi Academy Company

Who goes there

13.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 55 pupils (20.5%) received SEN support and 4 (1.5%) 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.

Staffing

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School had 17 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Coventry Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

24 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Thomas More School (adjacent), 40 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 126 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Coventry (253).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, St Thomas More Catholic Primary School issued 19 suspensions, 6.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Thomas More Catholic Primary School are Finham Park School (0.9 miles), Meadow Park School (0.9 miles), Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College (1.2 miles) and Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School (1.2 miles).

Finham Park SchoolMeadow Park SchoolBlue Coat Church of England School and Music CollegeBishop Ullathorne Catholic School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Clare Staines
Pupils:268
LA:Coventry
Phone:02476849910
Address:Knoll Drive, Styvechale, Coventry, CV3 5DE
Trust:HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY (7 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2019

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 7 February 2024View full report
URN:147344
UKPRN:10084123
Diocese:Archdiocese of Birmingham
Constituency:Coventry South
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2024 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Behaviour & attitudes.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

13.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-9ppMaths-6ppWriting+1pp

Reading has declined from 89% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 91% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.7

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

30.4

KS2

9

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Thomas More Catholic Primary School.

  • Fun For Kids700m away · Not yet graded
  • SDH Academy - Manor Park760m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Bus Stops

St Thomas More School (adj)
43m · 1 min walk
Watercall Avenue (before)
148m · 2 min walk
Knoll Drive (adj)
224m · 4 min walk
Frankton Avenue (adj)
275m · 4 min walk
Dawlish Drive (before)
293m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
8
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 7 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.

3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Coventry is 14 (the median across 130 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

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  • The straight-line distance from your home to St Thomas More Catholic Primary School.
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  • Applications, first choices and offers at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School for 2020 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Coventry got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

71%

Available places

272 pupils

385 places

113 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Coventry

High pressure
New homes approved:6,304
Projected new pupils:1,576

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Coventry

Across Coventry council

Low demand council-wide0.82 applications per place

Places available

4,575

Applications

3,754

Got 1st preference

94.9%

Got preferred school

99.2%

All primary applications across Coventry council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(2)

7 February 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
6 November 2012
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

55

SEN Support

4

EHC Plans

22.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication22
Specific Learning Difficulty7
Social, Emotional & Mental Health5
Autistic Spectrum Disorder3
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
Visual Impairment1
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
50.4%
Asian
16.8%
Black
13.9%
Mixed
8.5%
Chinese
0.7%
Other
2.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals13.1%
English as Additional Language24.6%

268

Total Pupils

139

Boys

129

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

17

Teachers

15.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£47,220

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,164

Per pupil

£1508k

Total funding

£64k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£85,957
EAL funding£17,506
Lump sum£145,611

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.2%

Overall absence

12.0%

Persistent absence

249

Enrolments

Authorised3.9%
Unauthorised1.3%
Persistent (10%+)12.0%
Severe (50%+)1.6%

Absence trend

2.7%
20/21
5.6%
21/22
5.5%
22/23
4.5%
23/24
5.2%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

What are SATs results like at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School?

Of the pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 85% did so in maths.

What is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024.

What is the catchment area for St Thomas More Catholic Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Coventry allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School?

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 71% of its 385 places.

How big are the classes at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School?

Classes at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School average 29.7 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to St Thomas More Catholic Primary School?

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School has around 268 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School?

5.2% of sessions were missed at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 12% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to St Thomas More Catholic Primary School?

Apply through Coventry's coordinated admissions process, naming St Thomas More Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does St Thomas More Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of St Thomas More Catholic Primary School: Fun For Kids (700m away, registered, not yet graded) and SDH Academy - Manor Park (760m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near St Thomas More Catholic Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Coventry is 14 (the median across 130 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School?

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is at Knoll Drive, Styvechale, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 5DE.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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