St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary AcademyOverdale Infant School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leicester.
Summary of the comparison
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy and Overdale Infant School are primary schools in Leicester.
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Overdale Infant School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy is ahead on our composite score.
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged Good and Overdale Infant School was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy (77.0% in 2022-23, 88.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LeicesterSt Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | LeicesterOverdale Infant School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B76/100Stronger figure | C67/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 81 in Leicester Stronger figure | 75th of 81 in Leicester | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 3-7 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 274 | 352 | |
| Capacity | 280 | 370 | |
| Location | Leicester, LE2 3TA | Leicester, LE2 3YA | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 88.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 18.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 110.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 109.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 276 | 321 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 6.5% | 8.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 19.9% | 35.2% | |
| SEN support | 13.8% | 14.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 4.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.4% Stronger figure | 6.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 8.1% Stronger figure | 14.3% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Overdale Infant School
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