St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
Primary schoolSt Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury is a primary school in Canterbury, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 210 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), April 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 19 April 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 80% of pupils at St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
17% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 112 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- The King's School CanterburyIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file170 m
- St Johns Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2024. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)390 m
- Barton Court Grammar SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, November 2024. Attainment 8 of 66.1 (2025/26, provisional)600 m
- St Peter's Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)700 m
- Haven NookSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file770 m
- Newingate SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Canterbury
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).