St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Milton Keynes
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Milton Keynes City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Milton Keynes for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 December 2024. Milton Keynes has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as at 67 of the 77 other Milton Keynes primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Places ran out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 4 earlier Reception years with a published outcome, unlike in 2026.
- There were 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers for Reception in 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Milton Keynes schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St Mary's Avenue, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 5DT
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Pupils on roll
- 201 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 3 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish in a close and supportive community atmosphere.”
- “Pupils feel like the school is an extended family.”
- “The sense of togetherness at break times and in classrooms is remarkably strong.”
To improve
- “Sometimes content is not delivered effectively.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not develop their understanding.”
- “However, some teaching of letter sounds does not meet the school’s expectations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Milton Keynes.
- Chestnuts Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Holne Chase Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Rickley Park Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Barleyhurst Park Primary 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Abbeys Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Howe Park School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop Parker Catholic School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cold Harbour Church of England School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published