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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy

Academy converter primary school in Sheffield (Sheffield).

KS2 RWM expected
57%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
67%
▼ 8pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
77%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
70%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.7%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
23.0
▲ 2.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
20.0%
▼ 5pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
100%
210 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary school located in Sheffield. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 199 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. It is part of the St THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC PRIMARY, A VOLUNTARY ACADEMY. The school is led by Mrs Donna Faley.

Enrichment

10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Band
  • Basketball
  • Computing
  • Cross Country
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Mindfulness
  • Music
  • Swimming
  • Tennis

Key facts

URN
142600
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Sheffield
Constituency
Penistone and Stocksbridge
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2016

Governing body (10 current, 8 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

11 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Bishop Marcus StockMemberTrust membersAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026
Mr Thomas David Garwood Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2026 · until 2030
Miss Leanne Marie Gilbride Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Katie Emma McDowall Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Fr Callistus Nwaobi Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2021 · until 2029
Mrs Anna Moulding Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2020 · until 2028
Mrs Sarah Louise ProverbsChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2019
Donna Faley Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2015
Diocese of Hallam TrusteesMemberTrust membersAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2015
Headteacher Donna Louise Faley Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2015
Mrs Jenna Mary O'Reilly Confirmed same person FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2026 · term ended 2026
Miss April Caroline Worrall Confirmed same person FormerMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mr Thomas David Garwood Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mr Philip Michael Moulding Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Miss April Worrall Confirmed same person FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Miss April Caroline Worrall Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2020 · term ended 2026
Mrs Jenna Mary O'Reilly Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2020 · term ended 2026
Bishop Ralph Heskett FormerMemberTrust membersFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2015 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record