St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Letchworth Garden City

In its own words: "The inspiration of the congregation of The Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary, St Thomas More School was opened in 1965. The Sisters were the original trustees of the school, but this role has now been handed over to the Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust (DOWAT)."

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my great pleasure to welcome you to St Thomas More RC Primary School (STM). Situated in Letchworth Garden City, North Hertfordshire, we are a single-form entry school with a nursery. STM is a voluntary academy and forms part of the highly successful Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust (DOWAT)."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, rugby and drama.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £2.00 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Friday 13 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 83% in reading and 80% 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 Roman Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 81 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 Roman Catholic Primary School are Icknield Infant and Nursery School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement); Wilbury Junior School (0.8 miles, Good, 76% reading, 71% maths); Pixmore Junior School (0.9 miles, Good, 60% reading, 52% maths); and Highover Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 86% reading, 83% maths).

St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School is one of 15 schools run by The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

7.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 17 pupils (7.7%) received SEN support and 4 (1.8%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Letchworth Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Highfield School (near), 160 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School are The Highfield School (under 0.1 miles), Fearnhill School (0.5 miles) and The Priory School (1.8 miles).