Inspection Reports
Ofsted Report
Our school converted to an academy on 1st June 2012
Our most recent Ofsted inspection report has just been released and can be viewed on the Ofsted website. The report can also be viewed in PDF format below.
St Thomas More's Ofsted Report 2024
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils attend a school where excellence is standard. Adults expect pupils to achieve the very best. Pupils leave the school at the end of Year 6 having achieved extremely well academically, while also being well rounded young people who are ready to face the world.
Pupils are polite and courteous. Classrooms are calm, yet they bubble and brim with excitement as pupils learn together. In lessons, pupils love contributing and sharing their ideas. They feel safe to do so, because they know it is okay to make a mistake and learn from it. Adults have created a climate where pupils feel safe to speak out.
The very youngest children in the early years benefit from the caring and nurturing environment. They understand what school is about, learn the routines and quickly set about laying strong foundations for their future time in school.
Pupils benefit strongly from the many and varied wider opportunities on offer. They sing joyfully and with gusto in the school choir, while others take on their extra responsibilities with diligence. Pupils benefit from being on the school council, becoming ‘buddies’ for younger pupils or working to reduce their carbon footprint. Pupils in these positions can confidently explain their part in improving the school for themselves and others.
RE Inspection
The Diocese of Brentwood carries out regular inspections to look at the quality of the religious character of its schools. The full report of our most recent inspection, in which we received 'outstanding' grades in all areas, is available in PDF format below.
St Thomas More's S48 Inspection Report 2022: "Overall effectiveness of this Catholic school"
St Thomas More’s School is a joyous community of faith where every child is recognised as a unique gift from God. It is a place where every child can grow and develop in an atmosphere of mutual Christian love and respect. It is a kind, nurturing, family orientated community, committed to ensuring that its pupils are provided with an outstanding Catholic education. A community in which they can grow and develop into responsible citizens of the future.
Pupils are excellent ambassadors for their school, they are welcoming to visitors and happily share their experiences with visitors. They enjoy coming to school and feel secure in the knowledge that their well-being is given the highest priority through excellent pastoral care. They describe their school in the most fulsome terms saying it is ‘amazing, incredible and kind.’
School leaders and governors have been instrumental in maintaining and building upon the high standards of its previous inspection, thus ensuring that there is strong capacity for sustained improvement. Governors work closely with the school and are kept well informed of the life of the school. They visit the school regularly offering both support and challenge.
Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the school commenting on the strong links with the parish and the community feel of the school. They report that the school is a community with dedicated staff and a nurturing atmosphere where every child is encouraged to do their best.
All leaders, under the direction of the outstanding Headteacher, share a passion and ambition for St Thomas More’s to be the best it can be.
St Thomas More's
Catholic Primary School
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