St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Leicester
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Leicester for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 November 2022. Leicester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Newstead Road, Leicester, LE2 3TA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 274 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this school.”
- “They learn to be resilient and take challenges in their stride.”
- “Leaders have high expectations of all pupils, in particular those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and the most disadvantaged.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, leaders have not checked that these plans are being implemented consistently well.”
- “In some subjects, some staff lack subject-specific knowledge, which can impede learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 January 2023 (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) | 88% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 34 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Leicester published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicester.
- Avenue Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John the Baptist CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Overdale Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Overdale Infant School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Knighton Mead Primary Academy 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Evington Valley Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Medway Community Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mayflower Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published