St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School | School performance

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

503

Pupils · 2024/25

37%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

503

Pupils · 2024/25

37%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

503

Pupils · 2024/25

37%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 06/12/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySalford

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School · Primary · Salford

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

83%

-1pp

92%88%83%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 83%

RWM higher standard

15%

-10pp

25%20%14%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

85%

Reading higher standard

48%

Writing expected standard

89%

Writing higher standard

20%

Maths expected standard

91%

Maths higher standard

55%

Science expected standard

89%

SPAG expected standard

85%

SPAG higher standard

57%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

111.0

GPS scaled score

111.0

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.

View full history

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

503

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

37%

FSM eligible

57%

SEN

25%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

Hadfield Street, Higher Broughton, Salford, M7 4XG

Local authority

Salford

Website

www.stthomasofcanterburyprimaryschool.co.uk/

Telephone

01614702660

—

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	83%	15%	85%	48%	89%	20%	91%	55%	89%	85%	108.0	111.0	111.0	—	—	—	25%	503
2023/24	84%	25%	93%	49%	85%	31%	97%	61%	89%	95%	109.0	111.0	111.0	—	—	—	22%	510
2022/23	90%	20%	90%	40%	93%	23%	97%	55%	83%	90%	108.0	110.0	109.0	+2.40	+3.10	+4.90	17%	504
2018/19	91%	14%	94%	23%	94%	20%	95%	41%	86%	97%	107.0	108.0	111.0	+2.30	+1.70	+3.10	17%	511
2017/18	92%	14%	98%	44%	95%	19%	98%	42%	88%	98%	109.0	109.0	112.0	+4.60	+2.30	+4.80	16%	490
2016/17	88%	16%	95%	47%	88%	26%	100%	53%	84%	98%	109.0	111.0	111.0	+6.20	+4.00	+7.60	20%	471

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	503	23.0	25%	37%	57%	5%	13%
2023/24	510	22.2	22%	35%	48%	5%	12%
2022/23	504	24.0	17%	32%	44%	5%	14%
2021/22	510	26.6	19%	36%	41%	4%	11%
2020/21	511	26.9	21%	38%	36%	—	—
2018/19	511	23.9	17%	46%	40%	3%	7%
2017/18	490	26.6	16%	51%	42%	3%	7%
2016/17	471	23.6	20%	56%	42%	3%	7%