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St Thomas More Catholic First School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Anna-Marie Rooney

corporate_fareOUR LADY OF THE MAGNIFICAT MULTI-ACADEMY COMPANY

location_onRedditch, B98 7RY

language Visit Website phone 1527525821

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2024

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Students

184

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Thomas More Catholic First School is a Academy converter primary school in Redditch, serving ages 4-9. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.

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School Summary

St Thomas More Catholic First School is an academy converter in Redditch, Worcestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-9. It is part of OUR LADY OF THE MAGNIFICAT MULTI-ACADEMY COMPANY. The school has approximately 163 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 2.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 September 2024

Inspection Report

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08 April 2020

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2024-09-24

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2017-11-22

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-11-06

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

3.7%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.5%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 163 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	163	6	3.7%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	158	3	1.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	189	2	1.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	187	4	2.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	187	3	1.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	185	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	184	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	183	5	2.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	186	4	2.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	183	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	180	1	0.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	189	1	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	189	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	217	1	0.5%	0.6%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 28 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Parent View on Pastoral Care

Results from the official Ofsted Parent View survey, reflecting direct parent sentiment regarding the school environment.

My child is happy at this school.

98.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

100.0%Positive

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

14.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree64%

agree33%

disagree4%

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

strongly agree64%

agree36%

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

strongly agree45%

agree16%

not applicable38%

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

yes22%

no78%

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

strongly agree58%

agree42%

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree73%

agree20%

disagree2%

don't know5%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree82%

agree15%

disagree2%

don't know2%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree64%

agree36%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

strongly agree71%

agree29%

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

strongly agree82%

agree18%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree64%

agree35%

disagree2%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes96%

no4%

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Parent View on Pastoral Care

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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