St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 21 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
148495
Address
High Street, Puckeridge, SG11 1RZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
122 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
6.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
13.1%
Persistent absence
13.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.9%
Other White 10.7%
Irish Traveller 4.1%
Mixed 3.2%
Irish 1.6%
African 1.6%
Chinese 0.8%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.4
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 58%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
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
15
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
20
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
15
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
7
2
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
0
7
Reception, Full-time
15
6
9
Year 1
16
8
8
Year 2
14
10
4
Year 3
16
6
10
Year 4
15
6
9
Year 5
16
13
3
Year 6
16
10
6
Year 2024-2025

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