SCHOOL PROFILE

St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 144101
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

10 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

16 February 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 6 April 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Kingston upon Hull, City of
Trust ST CUTHBERT'S ROMAN CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 193 193 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 95 49.2% of pupils
Male pupils 98 50.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.1%
7.7 pts below England
School 17.1%
East Riding of Yorkshire 20.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

36.8%
16.5 pts above England
School 36.8%
East Riding of Yorkshire 5.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.0%
0.0 pts in line with England
School 1.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
56.5%
109
Any other ethnic group
11.9%
23
African
11.4%
22
Any other Mixed background
10.9%
21
Any other White background
6.7%
13
White and Asian
1.0%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 25.4% 49 of 193 pupils
4.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.4%
East Riding of Yorkshire 19.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.5% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 0.8 pts above
EHC plans 9.8% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 3.8 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 23
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Physical disability 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

58.0% 2.4 pts below England
School 58.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire 57.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire 72.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire 68.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

65.0%

7.0 pts below England

School 65.0%
East Riding of Yorkshire 70.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.96%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.26 pts lower than England
School 4.96%
East Riding of Yorkshire 5.34%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.15%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.66 pts lower than England
School 12.15%
East Riding of Yorkshire 12.56%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
East Riding of Yorkshire 0.98%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
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

91.9% 3.7 pts above England
St Thomas More Voluntary Catholic Academy
91.9%
East Riding of Yorkshire
89.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information