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St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School

Bleakwood Road, Chatham, ME5 0NF

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 August 2025 and continues as St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 151928) (opened 1 September 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
78.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
19.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
90.0%
Writing (Expected)
83.0%
Maths (Expected)
85.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
88.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
110.0
Cohort Size
59

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
410
Boys
190 (46%)
Girls
220 (54%)
Capacity
420 (98% full)
SEND
19.5%
FSM Eligible
17.1%
EAL
15.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.0%
SEN Support
18.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
26.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
15.4
Budget per Pupil
£5,909/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
6.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 48.0%
  • Black African: 29.7%
  • White Other: 7.4%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 4.1%
  • Asian Indian: 1.8%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.5%
  • Mixed Other: 1.5%
  • Black Caribbean: 1.5%

48.0%

White British

29.7%

Black African

7.4%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Bleakwood Road

Chatham, South East

Administrative

URN
118769
UKPRN
10072739
Establishment No.
3736

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