St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in St Helens. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 08/05/2009. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Rainford Road, St Helens

School Information

Address: Rainford Road, St Helens, WA10 6BX
Website: http://www.st-thomasofcanterbury.st-helens.sch.uk
Telephone: 01744621380
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: St. Helens
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lyn Rawlinson
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104809

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/05/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 210
Number of Boys: 97
Number of Girls: 113

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2 Confidence interval -0.2 to 4.2
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.4
Maths
Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:90%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:111
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Rainford Road , Windle WA10 6BX 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bleak Hill Primary School
Hamilton Road , Windle WA10 6HG 		4out of 4 720 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Rivington Primary School
Tennis Street North , Dentons Green WA10 6LF 		4out of 4 813 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School
Rivington Road , WA10 4NQ 		3out of 4 1,154 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street
Devon Street , WA10 4HX 		3out of 4 1,430 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cowley International College
Hard Lane , WA10 6PN 		3out of 4 792 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
De La Salle School
Mill Brow , Eccleston WA10 4QH 		2out of 4 1,381 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Helens College
Water Street , WA10 1PP 		- not rated 2,139 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Carmel College
Prescot Road , WA10 3AG 		- not rated 2,863 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Launchpad Centre
College Street , WA10 1UH 		3out of 4 2,065 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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