St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 6 2023 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
- Salford
- Unique reference
- 105970
- Address
- Hadfield Street, Higher Broughton, M7 4XG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 503 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 37%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 56.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.1%
Mixed 27.5%
African 22.5%
White British 20.9%
Other White 9.3%
Other Black 8.5%
Pakistani 3.6%
Other 2.6%
Other Asian 1.8%
Indian 1.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.4
WritingWell above average3.1
MathsWell above average4.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 84%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 25%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 111
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 56
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 21
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 31.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 59 23 36 |
| Reception, Full-time | 65 38 27 |
| Year 1 | 65 40 25 |
| Year 2 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 3 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 4 | 64 28 36 |
| Year 5 | 65 32 33 |
| Year 6 | 65 30 35 |