St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Peterborough
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Peterborough City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Peterborough for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 May 2024. Peterborough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
St Thomas More 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 0.634 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 1 of the 5 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 45 first-choice applications for 47 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 36% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That expected-standard figure for 2024/25 was the lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Peterborough that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Peterborough schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Park Lane, Eastfield, Peterborough, PE1 5JW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Peterborough
- Pupils on roll
- 407 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 May 2024
Strengths
- “St Thomas More is a school where diversity is celebrated.”
- “Pupils learn to value the characteristics that make people different as well as what unites them.”
- “There are warm, positive and respectful relationships between staff and pupils.”
To improve
- “Improving pupils’ outcomes in mathematics and writing are priorities for the school.”
- “Historically, outcomes in these subjects have been weak.”
- “Some teachers’ knowledge of the revised curriculums is not yet strong enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2024 (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) | 36% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 45 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 Peterborough.
- Lime Academy Abbotsmede 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newark Hill Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen's Drive Infant School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishop Creighton Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Lime Academy Parnwell 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Dogsthorpe Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dogsthorpe Academy 1.1 mi Not judged
- The Beeches Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published