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 67%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
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 106
Average score in maths
School 104
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
- 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 |