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St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Horseshoe Lane West, Merrow, Guildford GU1 2SX
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 430 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In February 2024 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2019.
This school is a member of Xavier Catholic Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, St Edmund's Catholic Primary School, St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School, The Marist Catholic Primary School and St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School.)
Particular strengths include Attendance, Environment, Attainment and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Representation, Admissions, Finances and Disadvantaged pupils.
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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.
Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.
Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is excellent and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Progress: Above average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress in maths is poor. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is about average.
Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is roughly average.
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
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