St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school located in Sheffield. 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 21/05/2014. 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 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Chancet Wood Drive, Sheffield

School Information

Address: Chancet Wood Drive, Sheffield, S8 7TR
Website: www.st-tc.co.uk
Telephone: 01142745597
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sheffield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Liam Colclough
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138828

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 232
Number of Boys: 115
Number of Girls: 117

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1.5
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.6
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:93%
England Average:65%

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

School:22%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chancet Wood Drive , S8 7TR 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey Lane Primary School
Abbey Lane , S8 0BN 		3out of 4 697 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Greenhill Primary School
Greenhill Main Road , S8 7RA 		2out of 4 955 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Woodseats Primary School
Chesterfield Road , S8 0SB 		3out of 4 1,420 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Lowedges Junior Academy
Lowedges Road , S8 7JG 		2out of 4 1,437 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Dyche Lane , S8 8BR 		2out of 4 1,144 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Newfield Secondary School
Lees Hall Road , S8 9JP 		3out of 4 2,203 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Mercia School
Carter Knowle Road , S7 2DY 		- not rated 2,463 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mossbrook School
Bochum Parkway , S8 8JR 		3out of 4 1,521 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Phoenix School of Therapeutic Education
83 East Bank Road , S2 3PX 		- not rated 1,829 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Talbot Specialist School
Lees Hall Road , S8 9JP 		3out of 4 2,203 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mylnhurst Preparatory School and Nursery
Button Hill , Ecclesall S11 9HJ 		- not rated 2,991 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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