St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school located in Ilkeston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 23/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Church View, Ilkeston

School Information

Address: Church View, Ilkeston, DE7 4LF
Website: www.st-thomas.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01159320550
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Graham Lobb
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 146145

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 245
Number of Pupils: 244
Number of Boys: 128
Number of Girls: 116

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.9 to 1.2
Writing
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.3
Maths
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy
Church View, Allendale DE7 4LF
0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedField House Infant School
Lower Whitworth Road, DE7 4LT
538 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Kensington Junior Academy
St John's Road, DE7 5PA
901 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hallam Fields Junior School
Longfield Lane, DE7 4DB
971 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedChaucer Infant School
Cantelupe Road, DE7 5LN
984 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Kirk Hallam Community Academy
Godfrey Drive, Kirk Hallam DE7 4HH
786 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
King George Avenue, DE7 5HS
899 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Abbot Road, Kirk Hallam DE7 4HX
1,279 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedR.E.A.L Independent Schools Ilkeston
Gallows Inn Playing Fields, Nottingham Road DE7 5BB
1,599 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBlue Mountain Education
Willow Farm, Off Newton Lane NG16 2SD
2,615 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Amber Valley and Erewash Support Centre
Bennerley Avenue, Cotmanhay DE7 8PF
2,933 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Bennerley Fields School
Stratford Street, Cotmanhay DE7 8QZ
3,125 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.