St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School is a primary school located in Salford. 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 21/01/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hadfield Street, Salford, M7 4XG
Website: www.stthomasofcanterburyprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01619212060
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Salford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Deane
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105970

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/01/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 511
Number of Boys: 281
Number of Girls: 230

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.9
Writing
Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.2
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 1.8 to 4.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:91%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Collyhurst Nursery School
Teignmouth Avenue , Collyhurst M40 7QD
4out of 4 2,441 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Hadfield Street , Higher Broughton M7 4XG
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Marlborough Road Academy
Dudley Street , M7 4XD
1out of 4 228 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cheetham CofE Community Academy
Halliwell Lane , Cheetham Hill M8 9FR
3out of 4 391 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Unity Community Primary
Allesley Drive , Cheetham Hill M7 4YE
3out of 4 559 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Brentnall Primary School
Northumberland Street , Higher Broughton M7 4RP
3out of 4 740 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beis Yaakov High School
69 Broom Lane , Bury New Road M7 4FF
3out of 4 879 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
The King David High School
Eaton Road , Crumpsall M8 5DY
1out of 4 1,372 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy , Manchester
40 Rayburn Way , M8 8DT
- not rated 1,730 yd Free schools No Girls More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
38 Rayburn Way , M8 8DT
- not rated 1,788 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
The Albion Academy
1 London Street , M6 6QT
2out of 4 2,241 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abraham Moss Community School
Crescent Road , Crumpsall M8 5UF
3out of 4 1,374 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beis Ruchel Girls School
11 Norton Street , Salford M7 4AJ
- not rated 126 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Beis Ruchel Girls School
87 Devonshire Street , Salford M7 4AE
- not rated 179 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Bnos Yisroel School Manchester
Leicester Road , M7 4DA
- not rated 548 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Talmud Torah Chinuch Norim School
11 Wellington Street East , Salford M7 2AU
- not rated 550 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
Bnos Margulis Viznitz Girls' School
33 Northumberland Street , M7 4DQ
- not rated 564 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.