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
- 573 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 31.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.8%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
African 48.5%
White British 14.1%
Other White 13.4%
Mixed 8.1%
Caribbean 4%
Unclassified 2.6%
Indian 2.4%
Other Black 2.1%
Other Asian 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Other 1.2%
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 60%
Local authority average 69%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 16%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 106
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
- 57
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 76 40 36 |
| Year 1 | 66 35 31 |
| Year 2 | 81 37 44 |
| Year 3 | 89 47 42 |
| Year 4 | 92 43 49 |
| Year 5 | 82 45 37 |
| Year 6 | 87 41 46 |