St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 12 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Unique reference
- 104236
- Address
- Dartmouth Avenue, Coalpool, WS3 1SP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 296 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 44.6%
- Girls
- 55.4%
- First language not English
- 29.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.3%
- Persistent absence
- 5.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
African 27%
White British 25.7%
Other White 24.3%
Mixed 6.7%
Other Black 5.7%
Indian 2.7%
Caribbean 2.4%
Pakistani 2%
Other 1.7%
Chinese 1%
Other Asian 0.7%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAbove average2.3
MathsAbove average2.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 17.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 18.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 20.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 2 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 5 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 9 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 32 16 16 |
| Year 1 | 36 9 27 |
| Year 2 | 37 16 21 |
| Year 3 | 42 23 19 |
| Year 4 | 43 19 24 |
| Year 5 | 38 13 25 |
| Year 6 | 39 20 19 |