OFSTED
14 March 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Leicestershire
Trust
ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
190
190 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
91
47.9% of pupils
Male pupils
99
52.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.4 pts
below England
School
18.4%
Harborough
11.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.8 pts
below England
School
9.5%
Harborough
4.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Harborough
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.7%
142
Any other White background
7.9%
15
Traveller of Irish heritage
4.7%
9
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
5
White and Asian
2.1%
4
White and Black Caribbean
2.1%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.0%
38 of
190 pupils
0.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
70.0%
9.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
87.0%
Reading
13.2 pts above England
School
87.0%
Harborough
78.6%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Harborough
75.0%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Maths
5.0 pts above England
School
77.0%
Harborough
79.9%
East Midlands
71.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.90%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.32 pts
lower than
England
School
3.90%
Harborough
5.04%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.54%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.28 pts
lower than
England
School
8.54%
Harborough
10.04%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.83%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.03 pts
higher than
England
School
1.83%
Harborough
1.35%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
90.5%
2.3 pts
above England
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
90.5%
Harborough
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.