St Thomas of Canterbury RC School

State-Funded School

st-thomas-of-canterbury-rc-school-bolton-north-west

North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton WestConstituency

BL1 5LHPostcode

6.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Thomas of Canterbury RC School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Bolton, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 410 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 61%
Higher standard: 19%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

65%

Asian

19%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

410

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 410
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 5 October 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
23 Jul 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.