St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2023–2025 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 January 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Thomas More Roman 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2015 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 62% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026, there were 38 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 8 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
- 7.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 27.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 221 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are enthusiastic about learning.”
- “Pupils become confident, resilient learners.”
- “They achieve well and are well prepared for the next stage of their education.”
To improve
- “However, not all staff have had the training they need to support these pupils well.”
- “This means that, for some pupils, this support is not having as much impact on their reading fluency as it could.”
- “However, not all staff are as confident as they could be in helping children to extend their learning through play.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 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) | 62% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 Hertfordshire.
- Icknield Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wilbury Junior School 0.8 mi Good
- Pixmore Junior School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Highover Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lordship Farm Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hillshott Infant School and Nursery 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Purwell Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Garden City Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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