Primary school

St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Durham
  • DH1 2AQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,204 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 42%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 30%30%2016/17: top 43%2017/18: top 3%3% · 2017/182018/19: top 6%2022/23: top 63%2023/24: top 37%2024/25: top 42%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM67% · North East 67%Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM25% · North East 8%Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · North East 105Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · North East 105Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 64% · 14 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 67% · 18 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 93% · 15 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 88% · 17 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 57% · 14 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 67% · 18 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 67% · 12 pupils · North East 67%93%57%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 14% · 14 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 0% · 18 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 13% · 15 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 35% · 17 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 0% · 14 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 17% · 18 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 25% · 12 pupils · North East 8%35%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 14 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 106 · 18 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 108 · 15 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 109 · 17 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 106 · 14 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 108 · 18 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 105 · 12 pupils · North East 105109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 14 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 105 · 18 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 107 · 15 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 110 · 17 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 100 · 14 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 103 · 18 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 105 · 12 pupils · North East 105110100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 88.2%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd40
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2019Remains Goodas predecessor
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026107
Free school meals (past 6 years)14.1%
First language not English9.1%
SEN support9.1%
EHC plan2.0%
Absence (sessions missed)3.0%
Persistently absent pupils3.5%

Girls 44.4%Boys 55.6%

89.9% full · 119 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.0
Pupils per adult12.7
  • Classroom teachers 4
  • Leadership 1.2
  • Teaching assistants 3
  • Other support 4.4

Teachers 5.2 FTE · Whole workforce 12.7 · 21 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,897
Spend per pupil£8,505
Staff spend per pupil£6,289
Reserve per pupil−£1,732
  • −£168,000revenue reserve
  • −£59,000in-year balance

Grants £7,474 · self-generated £381 · premises £526 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST (47 academies) · trust reserve £4,300,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it