St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Bexleyheath, Bexley
Last distance offered · Reception 2022
Not published
From London Borough of Bexley · offers on 19 April 2022
2017–2021 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Bexleyheath, Bexley for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 4 October 2023. Bexley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2022 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 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 drew 77 first-choice applications for 60 offers; all 60 offers went to first-choice families, and 17 first-choice families (22%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 84% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bexley.
- 15% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 8%).
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 4 October 2023, was that the school remains Outstanding; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Bexley, 7 are Good and 1 has no current grade.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bexley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sheldon Road, Bexleyheath, DA7 4PH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bexley
- Pupils on roll
- 421 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 4 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at St Thomas More are well cared for and looked after.”
- “This is a school where pupils feel safe and are kept safe.”
- “Pupils understand that bullying is not tolerated.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 November 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) | 84% | 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: 77 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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 Bexley.
- Upland Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Brampton Primary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Belmont Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bursted Wood Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Barrington Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Pelham Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Foster's Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published