# St Thomas of Canterbury RC School

St Thomas of Canterbury RC School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 410 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105221. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 410
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105221

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, October 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 5 October 2023
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, 52% of pupils at St Thomas of Canterbury RC School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Bolton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [Devonshire Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devonshire-road-primary-school-e105154): 400 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bolton School Girls' Division](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-school-girls-division-e105272): 780 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Bolton School Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-school-infant-and-nursery-school-e149361): 780 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Church Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-road-primary-school-e105152): 790 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Markland Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/markland-hill-primary-school-e105159): 930 m. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bolton School Boys' Division](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-school-boys-division-e105271): 990 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/105221)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105221)

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