St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 7 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 147431
- Address
- Horseshoe Lane West, Merrow, GU1 2SX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 429 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 26.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 4.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.0%
White British 50.3%
Other White 22.1%
Mixed 8.9%
Chinese 3.7%
Unclassified 3.7%
African 3.5%
Other 2.6%
Indian 1.6%
Other Asian 1.6%
Irish 1.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.3
WritingAverage-1.1
MathsAverage1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 78%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 110
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Admissions
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 32 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 35 25 |
| Year 1 | 55 24 31 |
| Year 2 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 3 | 63 32 31 |
| Year 4 | 64 35 29 |
| Year 5 | 64 37 27 |
| Year 6 | 63 35 28 |