St Thomas CE (VC) Primary School in Huddersfield

St Thomas CE (VC) Primary School is a primary school located in Huddersfield. 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 06/06/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Sherwood Avenue, Huddersfield

School Information

Address:	Sherwood Avenue, Huddersfield, HD2 1RQ
Website:	www.stthomas.org.uk
Telephone:	01484226557
School Type:	Voluntary controlled school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Kate Meade (Acting)
Religious character:	Church of England
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	136109

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/06/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	3 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	420
Number of Pupils:	441
Number of Boys:	229
Number of Girls:	212

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	3.6%	4%
Persistent absence:	6.1%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -4.9 to -1.5

Writing

Well Below Average: -4.9 Confidence interval -6.4 to -3.3

Maths

Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	44%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	0%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	100
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 CE (VC) Primary School Sherwood Avenue , Bradley HD2 1RQ	3out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CE Academy Deighton Road , Deighton HD2 1JP	3out of 4	1,345 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy Bradley Boulevard , Sheepridge HD2 1EA	- not rated	1,554 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ashbrow School Ash Meadow Close , Sheepridge HD2 1EX	3out of 4	2,176 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kirkheaton Primary School New Road , Kirkheaton HD5 0HR	- not rated	2,305 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
All Saints Catholic College Specialist in Humanities Bradley Bar , HD2 2JT	3out of 4	1,687 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
North Huddersfield Trust School Woodhouse Hall Road , HD2 1DJ	3out of 4	2,154 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Netherhall Learning Campus High School Netherhall Avenue , Rawthorpe HD5 9PG	3out of 4	2,938 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mill Cottage Montessori School Wakefield Road , HD6 4HA	- not rated	1,819 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hollybank School Roe Head , Far Common Road WF14 0DQ	4out of 4	3,258 yd	Non-maintained special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

St Thomas CE (VC) Primary SchoolSherwood Avenue, Huddersfield