St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jun 3 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 138828
- Address
- Chancet Wood Drive, S8 7TR
- Website
- www.st-tc.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 229 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 16.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.6%
- Persistent absence
- 11.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.4%
White British 62%
African 11.8%
Mixed 8.2%
Other White 3.5%
Other Asian 2.6%
Unclassified 2.6%
Pakistani 2.2%
Caribbean 1.7%
Chinese 1.3%
Other 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Indian 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingWell below average-5.7
MathsWell below average-3.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 68%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 2 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 25 12 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 27 13 14 |
| Year 1 | 27 11 16 |
| Year 2 | 26 14 12 |
| Year 3 | 28 13 15 |
| Year 4 | 30 18 12 |
| Year 5 | 30 12 18 |
| Year 6 | 30 14 16 |