St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy

Primary · Sheffield · S35 8NN · URN 142600

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-01-31Cohort 210Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 30

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 116 schools in Sheffield

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
57%
Sheffield 55.9%England 61%
1.1 percentage points above the area average of 55.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Sheffield 5.9%England 8%
5.9 percentage points below the area average of 5.9
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
102
Sheffield 104.77England 105
2.8 below the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
104
Sheffield 103.68England 105
In line with the area average of 103.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
103
Sheffield 104.4England 105
1.4 below the area average of 104.4
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
13%
Sheffield 25.4%England 32%
12.4 percentage points below the area average of 25.4
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
67%
Sheffield 69.3%
2.3 percentage points below the area average of 69.3
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
70%
Sheffield 64.4%
5.7 percentage points above the area average of 64.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
77%
Sheffield 68.5%
8.5 percentage points above the area average of 68.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
30
Sheffield 50
19.5 below the area average of 49.5
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Sheffield	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	57% Sheffield 55.9%England 61%	1.1 percentage points above the area average of 55.9	4 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Sheffield 5.9%England 8%	5.9 percentage points below the area average of 5.9	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	102 Sheffield 104.77England 105	2.8 below the area average of 104.8	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	104 Sheffield 103.68England 105	In line with the area average of 103.7	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	103 Sheffield 104.4England 105	1.4 below the area average of 104.4	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	13% Sheffield 25.4%England 32%	12.4 percentage points below the area average of 25.4	19 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	67% Sheffield 69.3%	2.3 percentage points below the area average of 69.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	70% Sheffield 64.4%	5.7 percentage points above the area average of 64.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	77% Sheffield 68.5%	8.5 percentage points above the area average of 68.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	30 Sheffield 50	19.5 below the area average of 49.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Sheffield · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.8 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 21.4% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 20.1% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 12.4% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 12.2pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 13% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 23pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 57% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 77.4% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy Good at its inspection on 31/01/2024.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Sheffield, postcode S35 8NN (URN 142600).
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