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St Thomas More Catholic School

Secondary Academy school in Bedford MK41 7UL

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  • School Reference Number: 139517
  • Address: Tyne Crescent, Bedford MK41 7UL
  • Headteacher: Mr Martin Bonner
  • Telephone: 01234 400222
  • Website: st-thomasmore.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust (OLICAT)
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,040
  • Local Education Authority: Bedford
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: April 2013* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 04/10/2023

Rating published on 08/11/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
4 October 2023 9 November 2023 School inspection Good
29 September 2020 20 October 2020 Monitoring visit
22 October 2013 14 November 2013 Curriculum and development visit
4 April 2013 5 April 2013 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number139517
Local Authority Code822
Local Authority NameBedford
Establishment Number4605
School / College NameSt Thomas More Catholic School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-04-2013
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code03
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeRC13
DioceseDiocese of Northampton
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,040
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils944
Number of Boys457
Number of Girls487
Percentage Free School Meals21.60
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code5521
Academy trust or TrustOUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorOur Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust (OLICAT)
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10041037
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date05-12-2024
StreetTyne Crescent
Locality
Address3
TownBedford
County (name)Bedfordshire
PostcodeMK41 7UL
Websitehttp://www.st-thomasmore.org.uk/
Telephone01234400222
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameMartin
Headteacher/Principal last nameBonner
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE06000055
DistrictBedford
Ward CodeE05014492
WardBrickhill
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001384
Parliamentary ConstituencyNorth Bedfordshire
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000055
Easting505203
Northing252614
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Bedford 005
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Bedford 005A
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code820
Previous local authorityPre LGR (2009) Bedfordshire
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100080994919
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003620
LSOA CodeE01017453
Free School Meals161
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN139517
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139517
LAESTAB8224605
School nameSt Thomas More Catholic School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/04/2013
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityBedford
Parliamentary constituencyBedford
Multi-academy trust UID5521
Multi-academy trust nameOUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
Academy sponsor UID17613
Academy sponsor nameOur Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust (OLICAT)
PostcodeMK41 7UL
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils944
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10268229
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date04/10/2023
Publication date08/11/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection139517
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8224605
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSt Thomas More Catholic School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS356606
Previous inspection start date08/02/2011
Previous publication date07/03/2011
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection109698
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8224605
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSt Thomas More Catholic School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness1
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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