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St Thomas of Canterbury RC School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Marie Kwiatkowski

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

411

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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St Thomas of Canterbury RC School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bolton, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Thomas of Canterbury RC School is a voluntary aided school in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 415 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #84 of 88 primaries in Bolton and #11,659 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 63%

Reading67% LA 75%

Writing72% LA 73%

Maths87% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading67% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths78% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading80% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths88% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.3

-2.1 to 1.2

1.1

Write

LA 1.2

-0.5 to 2.7

0.2

Maths

LA 1.1

-1.4 to 1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading85% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA 0.2

-0.7 to 2.4

0.5

Write

LA 1.0

-0.9 to 2.0

1.0

Maths

LA 0.9

-0.3 to 2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 64%

Reading92% LA 73%

Writing88% LA 78%

Maths87% LA 76%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.2

0.5 to 3.5

0.9

Write

LA 0.7

-0.6 to 2.4

0.1

Maths

LA 0.7

-1.3 to 1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 October 2023

Inspection Report

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06 June 2018

Inspection Report

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03 July 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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09 December 2009

Inspection Report

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20 November 2006

Inspection Report

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19 June 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-06-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-07-03

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-12-09

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 415 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	415	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	414	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	417	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	417	6	1.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	409	4	1.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	411	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	411	1	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	413	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	404	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	408	2	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	415	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	416	2	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	417	6	1.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	419	4	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	418	8	1.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	417	2	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	415	2	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	417	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	418	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	416	2	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	417	3	0.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	418	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 40 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils