# St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester

St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester is a primary school in Colchester, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 209 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E138164. [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 209
- Council: Colchester
- URN: 138164

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), November 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 7 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 93% of pupils at St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
23% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 93% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 23% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 113 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St James the Great Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-the-great-church-of-england-primary-school-e143516): 380 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St John's Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-green-primary-school-e114711): 720 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Sixth Form College Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sixth-form-college-colchester-e151134): 960 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St. George's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-school-e114704): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [North Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-primary-school-and-nursery-e114709): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Colchester Prep & High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colchester-prep-and-high-school-e115409): 1.3 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138164)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138164)

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