St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy

State-Funded School

st-thomas-cantilupe-cofe-academy-herefordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

HerefordshireLocal Authority

Hereford and South HerefordshireConstituency

HR1 2DYPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Herefordshire, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 231 pupils. St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy is part of DIOCESE OF HEREFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 13 Jan 2026 · published 1 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 75%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

50%

Asian

31%

Black

11%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

231

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

66%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 231
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: DIOCESE OF HEREFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
27 Jun 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
4 Mar 2019	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.