St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 7 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
- 510 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 34.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.4%
Mixed 28.8%
White British 22.5%
African 21%
Other White 9.8%
Other Black 7.8%
Pakistani 3.3%
Other Asian 1.6%
Other 1.4%
Indian 1.2%
Caribbean 1%
Irish Traveller 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Chinese 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 90%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 20%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 110
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 73
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 1
- From another Local Authority
- 31
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 19
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 31.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 32.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 63 40 23 |
| Reception, Full-time | 66 41 25 |
| Year 1 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 2 | 60 35 25 |
| Year 3 | 62 28 34 |
| Year 4 | 67 32 35 |
| Year 5 | 69 34 35 |
| Year 6 | 63 34 29 |