St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School

About St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School

St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School is a primary school in Crediton, Devon, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 49 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 31.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to 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 110 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 5 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 11.7 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 40% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.