St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington, Kidlington
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Kidlington, part of The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 7 schools in Kidlington with published results, and 1,036th of 14,452 across England. It was 90% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington in detail
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington in its own words
In its own words: "St. Thomas More Catholic Primary School is a vibrant school with amazing children, dedicated staff, and supportive parents and governors. I am proud to be the Headteacher and feel very privileged to lead such wonderful staff. Together, we work as a team to provide the best educational opportunities for all our children."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £7.00 per session.
Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 12.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Oxfordshire
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 77% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington
For September 2026 entry, 27 families put St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington as their first choice and 59 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 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, Kidlington
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington are West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths); Edward Feild Primary School (0.3 miles); North Kidlington Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 76% reading, 83% maths); and William Fletcher Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 76% maths).
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
West Kidlington Primary and Nursery SchoolEdward Feild Primary SchoolNorth Kidlington Primary SchoolWilliam Fletcher Primary School
The trust
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington is one of 12 schools run by The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
All 12 schools in The Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Company
What parents say
113 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 72% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (72%).
Who goes there
4.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 51.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (20%), Asian (16%) and Mixed (15%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Oxford Parkway Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gosford Hill (n-bound), 190 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
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; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from September 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's July 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school creates a warm, welcoming environment where children thrive academically and personally. Staff have deep subject knowledge and teach with real skill, helping pupils develop a genuine love of learning and excellent vocabulary in all subjects. The school's strong Catholic values shape positive behaviour and pupils are mature, responsible young people who eagerly contribute to their school and wider community.
Key Strengths
- Highly ambitious, well-designed curriculum that builds pupils' curiosity and deepens knowledge across all subjects
- Exceptional behaviour and positive school culture based on the school's values of determination, humility, fairness, respect and unity
- Excellent teaching of reading and phonics, with rapid progress for early readers and tailored support where needed
- Strong focus on vocabulary development helping pupils, particularly those learning English as an additional language, to excel
- Outstanding support for pupils with special educational needs who achieve highly alongside their peers
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with a strong culture where pupils feel overwhelmingly safe and know who to talk to if they have concerns.
Extracurricular Activities
All pupils learn musical instruments and perform together, school trips (including to Devon coast), community fundraising projects, student council, sports leadership roles
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is an outstanding school where pupils are exceptionally happy, behave brilliantly, and achieve very well across all subjects. The school has significantly strengthened its curriculum and teaching since the previous inspection, with particularly strong results for all pupils including those learning English as an additional language.
At a Glance
4.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
113 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 77% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 81% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.6
Avg class size
24.3
Infant (KS1)
31.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Oxfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington is in Oxfordshire; for families living there:
- Oxfordshire's school travel policy: Free home to school travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 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 Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 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.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
188 pupils
210 places
22 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Kidlington
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Kidlington
Across Oxfordshire council
Places available
8,615
Applications
6,903
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Oxfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
31
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
16.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
235
Total Pupils
139
Boys
96
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
23.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,319
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,433
Per pupil
£1074k
Total funding
£15k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.5%
Overall absence
10.6%
Persistent absence
170
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington
Questions parents ask about St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington
What are SATs results like at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington?
Of the pupils at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 92% reached the expected standard in reading and 92% did so in maths.
What is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington's Ofsted rating?
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington?
No fixed boundary. When St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire 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, Kidlington?
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington?
Classes at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington average 24.6 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, Kidlington?
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington has around 235 pupils on roll. 5% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington?
4.5% of sessions were missed at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington in 2024/25. 10.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington?
Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington 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.
How many road collisions happen near St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 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 Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington?
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington is at Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1EA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)