St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School is a primary school located in Gillingham. 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 22/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Romany Road, Gillingham

School Information

Address: Romany Road, Gillingham, ME8 6JH
Website: www.stthomascanterbury.org.uk/
Telephone: 01634234677
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Clare Redmond
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118767

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 252
Number of Boys: 129
Number of Girls: 123

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.6
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Romany Road , Rainham ME8 6JH
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Twydall Primary School and Nursery
Twydall Lane , ME8 6JS
1out of 4 262 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Featherby Junior School
Chilham Road , ME8 6BT
1out of 4 821 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Featherby Infant and Nursery School
Allington Road , ME8 6PD
3out of 4 960 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Thames View Primary School
Bloors Lane , Rainham ME8 7DX
3out of 4 1,252 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Pump Lane , Rainham ME8 7AJ
4out of 4 950 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Howard School
Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX
3out of 4 1,097 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Rainham School for Girls
Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX
3out of 4 1,213 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Robert Napier School
Third Avenue , ME7 2LX
3out of 4 1,860 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chatham Grammar
Rainham Road , ME5 7EH
3out of 4 2,634 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Danecourt School
Hotel Road , ME8 6AA
3out of 4 928 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bryony School
157 Marshall Road , Rainham ME8 0AJ
- not rated 1,537 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Will Adams Centre
Woodlands Road , ME7 2BX
3out of 4 1,591 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The GFC School
Priestfield Stadium , Redfern Avenue ME7 4DD
- not rated 2,295 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hospital and Medical Tuition Service
The School Room, Dolphin Ward , Medway Maritime Hospital ME7 5NY
- not rated 3,207 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.