St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 4 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
- 426 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 67.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
Other White 28.9%
African 26.8%
White British 9.4%
Mixed 9.4%
Other Asian 9.4%
Indian 7.3%
Caribbean 3.5%
Other 3.3%
Pakistani 1.2%
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 61%
Local authority average 67%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 108
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 45
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 9 6 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 1 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 11 6 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 31 16 15 |
| Reception, Full-time | 52 29 23 |
| Year 1 | 41 22 19 |
| Year 2 | 57 25 32 |
| Year 3 | 58 29 29 |
| Year 4 | 58 24 34 |
| Year 5 | 42 19 23 |
| Year 6 | 63 31 32 |