St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Berkhamsted
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Berkhamsted, part of All Saints Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 8 schools in Berkhamsted with published results, and 9,159th of 14,452 across England. It was 80% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 80% in reading and 80% 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 10 families put St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 34 named it as one of their preferences, for 12 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy are Greenway Primary and Nursery School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 93% reading, 83% maths); Westfield Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 61% reading, 43% maths); Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement); and Bridgewater Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 92% reading, 92% maths).
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Greenway Primary and Nursery SchoolWestfield Primary SchoolVictoria Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolBridgewater Primary School
The trust
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is one of 14 schools run by All Saints Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
8.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (63%), Asian (7%) and Mixed (7%).
In 2026, 19 pupils (13.2%) received SEN support and 4 (2.8%) 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.
Staffing
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Berkhamsted Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Orchard Avenue (ne-bound), 170 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 78 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).
Suspensions and exclusions
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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; 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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since November 2025)
Safeguarding standards: met
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in June 2023. Before that, as St Thomas More Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 117479), it was rated Requires Improvement in November 2022.
At a Glance
8.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 80% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 48% to 77% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
21.8
Avg class size
17.5
Infant (KS1)
24.0
KS2
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy.
- Cascade Camps at St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
- FizzBug Holiday Club @ Berkhamsted Leisure Centre580m away · Not yet graded
- Camp Beaumont - Berkhamsted740m away · Not yet graded
- Cascade Camps at Westfield Primary School and Nursery800m away · Not yet graded
- 360 Wrap Around Ltd980m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Hertfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is in Hertfordshire; for families living there:
- Hertfordshire's school travel policy: Read the home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 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
80%
Available places
167 pupils
210 places
43 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Berkhamsted
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Berkhamsted
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
14,776
Applications
12,543
Got 1st preference
89.1%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
19
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
16.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
144
Total Pupils
85
Boys
59
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
13.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,782
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,652
Per pupil
£1029k
Total funding
£27k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.8%
Overall absence
7.8%
Persistent absence
153
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 Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Questions parents ask about St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
What are SATs results like at St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
Of the pupils at St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 69% did so in maths.
What is St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in June 2023. Before that, as St Thomas More Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 117479), it was rated Requires Improvement in November 2022.
What is the catchment area for St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 80% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
Classes at St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy average 21.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has around 144 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
3.8% of sessions were missed at St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy in 2024/25. 7.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Cascade Camps at St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (registered, not yet graded). There are 4 more within a kilometre. 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is at Greenway, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 3LF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)