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
St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy
Church View , Allendale DE7 4LF 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Field House Infant School
Lower Whitworth Road , DE7 4LT 		- not rated 538 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Kensington Junior Academy
St John's Road , DE7 5PA 		2out of 4 901 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hallam Fields Junior School
Longfield Lane , DE7 4DB 		3out of 4 971 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Chaucer Infant School
Cantelupe Road , DE7 5LN 		- not rated 984 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kirk Hallam Community Academy
Godfrey Drive , Kirk Hallam DE7 4HH 		2out of 4 786 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
King George Avenue , DE7 5HS 		2out of 4 899 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Abbot Road , Kirk Hallam DE7 4HX 		3out of 4 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
R.E.A.L Independent Schools Ilkeston
Gallows Inn Playing Fields , Nottingham Road DE7 5BB 		- not rated 1,599 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blue Mountain Education
Willow Farm , Off Newton Lane NG16 2SD 		- not rated 2,615 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Amber Valley and Erewash Support Centre
Bennerley Avenue , Cotmanhay DE7 8PF 		3out of 4 2,933 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bennerley Fields School
Stratford Street , Cotmanhay DE7 8QZ 		4out of 4 3,125 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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