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St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School

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

personMrs Joanne Woods

location_onWarrington, WA3 3TH

language Visit Website phone 1942728153

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

214

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Warrington, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School is a voluntary aided school in Warrington, Wigan, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 213 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #54 of 97 primaries in Wigan and #7,267 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 4.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 63%

Reading77% LA 75%

Writing70% LA 72%

Maths77% LA 76%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading72% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading60% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing53% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths60% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA 0.2

-4.9 to 0.1

-0.8

Write

LA 0.9

-3.1 to 1.6

-0.9

Maths

LA 0.5

-3.2 to 1.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.2

-1.2 to 3.3

3.4

Write

LA 0.4

1.3 to 5.5

2.3

Maths

LA 0.1

0.3 to 4.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 68%

Reading74% LA 78%

Writing74% LA 80%

Maths59% LA 80%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.7

0.6 to 5.2

3.9

Write

LA 0.7

1.7 to 6.1

1.8

Maths

LA 0.9

-0.2 to 3.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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26 February 2020

Inspection Report

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27 June 2018

Inspection Report

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13 November 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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24 May 2010

Inspection Report

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15 May 2007

Inspection Report

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24 February 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2020-02-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-06-27

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-11-13

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-05-24

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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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

3.3%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.9%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 213 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	213	7	3.3%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	217	14	6.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	217	4	1.8%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	218	5	2.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	217	5	2.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	215	5	2.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	214	6	2.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	215	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	212	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	207	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	207	5	2.4%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	204	6	2.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	200	5	2.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	203	10	4.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	212	4	1.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	207	5	2.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	206	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	208	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	211	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 15 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils