Primary school in Chatham, Medway
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
Bleakwood Road, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0NF
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 15 October 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 397
- Places
- 420
- How full
- 95% full — 397 of 420 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 202 / 195
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Medway 033D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 21%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 26%
- Households owning their home
- 61%
- Households in social housing
- 26%
- Households with no car
- 20%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Paula Le Breton
- Local authority
- Medway
- Ward
- Wayfield & Weeds Wood
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- URN
- 151928
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklands SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 70% | 0.2 mi |
| Walderslade Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 77% | 0.4 mi |
| Maundene SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 56% | 0.4 mi |
| Horsted Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 74% | 0.7 mi |
| Lordswood SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 76% | 0.7 mi |
| Horsted Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 0.7 mi |
| Wayfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 31% | 0.9 mi |
| Kingfisher Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 66% | 1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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