# St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School

St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School is a primary school in Salford, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 503 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105970. [Salford](https://openindex.co.uk/salford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 503
- Council: Salford
- URN: 105970

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), December 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 6 December 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
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, 83% of pupils at St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Salford and 62% in England.
15% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Salford | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 15% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111 | 105 | 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.

- [Beis Ruchel Girls School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beis-ruchel-girls-school-e136086): 110 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Beis Ruchel Girls School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beis-ruchel-girls-school-e130286): 160 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Marlborough Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marlborough-road-academy-e146792): 210 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Talmud Torah D'chassidie Belz](https://openindex.co.uk/school/talmud-torah-dchassidie-belz-e149571): 280 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Cheetham CofE Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cheetham-cofe-community-academy-e137601): 360 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bnos Yisroel School Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bnos-yisroel-school-manchester-e105996): 500 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## 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/105970)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105970)

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