St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 19 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 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
Kent
Unique reference
118777
Address
99 Military Road, CT1 1NE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
210 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
52.4%
Girls
47.6%
First language not English
54.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.6%
Persistent absence
8.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 26.7%
White British 21.9%
Mixed 13.8%
Indian 12.9%
African 10.5%
Unclassified 4.3%
Other 3.8%
Other Asian 2.4%
Other Black 1.4%
Caribbean 1%
Irish 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
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-1.3
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsWell above average3.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
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' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury

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
36
2nd preference
43
3rd preference
48
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
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
17
13
Year 1
30
16
14
Year 2
30
18
12
Year 3
30
17
13
Year 4
30
14
16
Year 5
30
14
16
Year 6
30
14
16
Year 2024-2025