St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 7 2024 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
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 147431
- Address
- Horseshoe Lane West, Merrow, GU1 2SX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 425 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 28%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.6%
White British 49.2%
Other White 25.2%
Mixed 9.2%
Chinese 4.2%
Other 2.8%
African 2.6%
Indian 2.1%
Other Asian 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Irish 1.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
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 68%
Local authority average 65%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 11%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 106
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
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 30
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 55 24 31 |
| Year 1 | 59 30 29 |
| Year 2 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 3 | 64 35 29 |
| Year 4 | 63 35 28 |
| Year 5 | 63 36 27 |
| Year 6 | 61 26 35 |