St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is a primary school in St. Helens, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 207 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, July 2024
Before that: Good (overall), March 2020
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 March 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 17 July 2024
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, 77% of pupils at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in St. Helens and 62% in England.
30% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | St. Helens | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 30% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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- Bleak Hill Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), April 2024. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- Cowley International CollegeSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 40.3 (2025/26, provisional)720 m
- Rivington Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)750 m
- Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- De La Salle SchoolSecondary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 43.2 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon StreetPrimary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in St. Helens
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).