St Thomas's CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Sept 24 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
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Unique reference
112322
Address
Kendal Green, LA9 5PP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
242 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
53.3%
Girls
46.7%
First language not English
8.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.1%
Persistent absence
7.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.8%
Unclassified 5%
Other White 2.9%
Mixed 1.6%
Other 1.2%
Other Asian 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage-1.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 74%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 17%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Thomas's CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher32
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
9
4
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
20
12
8
Reception, Full-time
30
16
14
Year 1
29
10
19
Year 2
26
14
12
Year 3
32
13
19
Year 4
33
22
11
Year 5
32
16
16
Year 6
31
22
9
Year 2024-2025

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