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 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
52.4%
Girls
47.6%
First language not English
54.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
21%
Persistent absence
10.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.1%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 28.1%
White British 24.8%
Mixed 12.5%
Indian 11.4%
African 9%
Unclassified 4.8%
Other 3.8%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other Black 1.4%
Caribbean 1%
Irish 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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 67%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%

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

School 7%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 109
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

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
50
2nd preference
55
3rd preference
36
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

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 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
15
15
Year 1
30
17
13
Year 2
30
17
13
Year 3
30
14
16
Year 4
30
14
16
Year 5
30
15
15
Year 6
30
18
12
Year 2023-2024