# St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

St 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.

Primary school. Code E104809. [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 207
- Council: St. Helens
- URN: 104809

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Bleak Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bleak-hill-primary-school-e104773): 660 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), April 2024. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cowley International College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cowley-international-college-e104829): 720 m. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 40.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Rivington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rivington-primary-school-e104761): 750 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-park-cofe-urc-primary-school-e130382): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, January 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [De La Salle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/de-la-salle-school-e150833): 1.3 km. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 43.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-school-devon-street-e104807): 1.3 km. Primary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/104809)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/104809)

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