St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

School overview

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is a primary school serving Mitcham, Merton, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 426 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 13.0 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 around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 43 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 23.6 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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 above.