# St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Sheffield, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 211 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E138828. [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 211
- Council: Sheffield
- URN: 138828

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 3 June 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 67% of pupils at St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Sheffield and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Sheffield | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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.

- [Abbey Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-lane-primary-school-e151409): 640 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024
- [Greenhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenhill-primary-school-e145374): 870 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2022. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Meadowhead School Academy Trust](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowhead-school-academy-trust-e138545): 1 km. Secondary. Good (overall), June 2022. Attainment 8 of 46.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Woodseats Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodseats-primary-school-e147375): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lowedges Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lowedges-primary-academy-e141102): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mossbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mossbrook-school-e107182): 1.4 km. Special. School remains Good, July 2024

## 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/138828)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138828)

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