St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 14 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Thurrock
- Unique reference
- 146299
- Address
- Ward Avenue, RM17 5RW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 597 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 27.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.9%
- Persistent absence
- 12.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.6%
African 49.4%
Other White 14.2%
White British 13.9%
Mixed 8%
Unclassified 3.7%
Caribbean 2.7%
Indian 2.2%
Other Black 1.7%
Other Asian 1.5%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0
WritingAbove average1.4
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 73%
Local authority average 66%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 15%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
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
- 56
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 66 34 32 |
| Year 1 | 90 44 46 |
| Year 2 | 90 46 44 |
| Year 3 | 89 42 47 |
| Year 4 | 89 48 41 |
| Year 5 | 87 42 45 |
| Year 6 | 86 36 50 |