St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Oxfordshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Oxfordshire's full dates

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 27 families put this school as their first choice, and 27 places were offered. 27 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 15 July 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Early years

Outstanding

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

2–11

Pupils

235 (capacity 210)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Archdiocese of Birmingham

Academy trust

THE POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY

Phone

01865373674

Address

Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 1EA

Website

st-thomas-more.oxon.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports