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St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Milton Keynes

St Mary's Avenue, Milton Keynes, MK3 5DT

Website 01908373977

73

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 03/12/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.8%

6.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

201

Capacity used

Has space

68%

295 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

23 of 23 families who put it first got an offer

24

Places offered

48

Total applications

2.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2323● 100%
2nd preference150● 0%
3rd preference70● 0%
4th preference30● 0%
Total482348%

1st preference success by year

54%
2020
68%
2021
70%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Milton Keynes lets families list 4 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Robert Mundy
Address
St Mary's Avenue, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 5DT
Phone
01908373977
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Ward / constituency
Bletchley Park & Fenny Stratford · Buckingham and Bletchley
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
110476

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals15%——
English as additional language43%——
SEN support12%——
50% boys (101)50% girls (100)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

201 pupils · 295 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    03 December 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 209 pupils

Attendance

95.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

6.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

2%
20/21
20%
21/22
8%
22/23
7%
23/24
6%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths73%——
Higher standard5%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard71%
+9% vs England
Higher standard14%
+6% vs England

Reading

Expected standard98%
+23% vs England
Higher standard63%
+30% vs England
Average score111
+5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard79%
+7% vs England
Greater depth16%
+3% vs England

Maths

Expected standard82%
+8% vs England
Higher standard43%
+17% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard93%
+20% vs England
Higher standard70%
+40% vs England
Average score112
+7 vs England

Science

Expected standard89%
+7% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

842019832023732024712025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)71%61%
Higher standard14%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Milton Keynes council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.