St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 17 2024 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
- 294 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.2%
- Girls
- 54.8%
- First language not English
- 27.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.8%
- Persistent absence
- 2.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.0%
African 27.2%
White British 25.5%
Other White 22.8%
Other Black 7.1%
Mixed 7%
Caribbean 2.7%
Indian 2.4%
Other 1.7%
Pakistani 1.4%
Chinese 1.4%
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 77%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 109
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 19.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 20.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 8 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 2 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 18 12 |
| Year 1 | 32 16 16 |
| Year 2 | 37 9 28 |
| Year 3 | 39 18 21 |
| Year 4 | 43 23 20 |
| Year 5 | 44 20 24 |
| Year 6 | 41 16 25 |