St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 5 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
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Merton
- Unique reference
- 133774
- Address
- 53 Commonside East, CR4 1YG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 424 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.0%
- Girls
- 54.0%
- First language not English
- 67.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.1%
- Persistent absence
- 14.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
Other White 29.5%
African 27.8%
White British 11.3%
Other Asian 10.4%
Mixed 6.6%
Indian 5.9%
Caribbean 3.3%
Other 2.8%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other Black 0.9%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average3.1
WritingAbove average1.6
MathsWell above average3.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 62%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 1%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 107
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 48
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 6 2 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 9 3 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 8 4 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 22 13 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 40 22 18 |
| Year 1 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 2 | 55 28 27 |
| Year 3 | 54 22 32 |
| Year 4 | 46 20 26 |
| Year 5 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 6 | 64 28 36 |