St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury

State-Funded School

st-thomas-catholic-primary-school-canterbury-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

CanterburyConstituency

CT1 1NEPostcode

8.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 210 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 77%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

50%

Asian

15%

Black

16%

Mixed

12%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

210

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

53%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 210
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
15 Jun 2023	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
9 Feb 2016	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.