St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 5 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 105221
- Address
- Eastbourne Grove, Heaton, BL1 5LH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 417 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
White British 58.8%
Pakistani 8.2%
Mixed 8.1%
Indian 7.2%
African 6.2%
Other White 4.6%
Other Asian 2.4%
Other Black 1.4%
Chinese 1.2%
Irish 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage1.1
MathsAverage0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 73%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Part-time | 2 2 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 58 24 34 |
| Year 1 | 57 28 29 |
| Year 2 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 3 | 61 28 33 |
| Year 4 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 5 | 61 27 34 |
| Year 6 | 58 31 27 |