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EnglandSouth EastCanterburyCT1 1NESt Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
Primary

St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury

Primary

Canterbury · Canterbury · CT1 1NE www.st-thomas-canterbury.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
210
cap. 210
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
210
Pupils · 2024/25
55%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
210
Pupils · 2024/25
55%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury · Primary · Kent

Finance£5855 spend / pupil£6229 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
80%
+3pp
90%79%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
RWM higher standard
17%
+7pp
17%12%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
67%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
90%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
57%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
112.0
LA AVG 104.19
GPS scaled score
110.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
210
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
55%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
99 Military Road, Canterbury, CT1 1NE
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2580%17%87%50%80%17%93%67%83%90%108.0112.0110.010%210
2023/2477%10%80%33%87%10%87%47%93%83%107.0108.0108.010%210
2022/2367%7%70%33%83%10%90%37%97%80%105.0109.0107.0-1.30-1.20+3.508%209
2018/1990%17%90%38%97%17%97%48%97%83%107.0108.0107.0+0.30+0.00+1.108%209
2017/1886%14%97%38%93%21%93%21%100%76%109.0106.0105.0+2.40-0.50-0.308%209
2016/1776%10%76%31%93%24%90%10%100%83%106.0105.0106.0+0.60+1.10-0.305%208

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521030.110%55%18%4%7%
2023/2421030.110%55%21%4%8%
2022/2320925.78%56%19%4%6%
2021/2220921.09%53%16%4%3%
2020/2120721.79%48%19%
2018/1920924.28%44%16%3%2%
2017/1820925.78%41%17%4%4%
2016/1720820.55%44%18%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.