St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Walsall, Walsall
WS3 1SP
Composite score
85.2

School overview

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Walsall, Walsall, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 294 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 11.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 3% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 111 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 24% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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National rank
#29
In West Midlands
#2
In Walsall
Top 3%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
88%
% achieving higher RWM
24%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

School profile

Pupils on roll 294 % FSM ever-6 26.3% % EAL 27.6% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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