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St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School

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

personMr Michael Johnson

corporate_fareCHULMLEIGH ACADEMY TRUST

location_onCrediton, EX17 6QE

language Visit Website phone 136383292

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Crediton, serving ages 2-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Crediton, Devon, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of CHULMLEIGH ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 49 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #182 of 266 primaries in Devon and #11,362 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 9.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 6.0 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

56%

LA 57%

Reading89% LA 75%

Writing67% LA 67%

Maths56% LA 71%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading75% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing25% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths25% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing42% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths50% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.3

-0.8 to 6.7

-4.5

Write

LA -0.7

-8.1 to -1.0

1.9

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.6 to 5.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading73% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.3

-4.6 to 2.7

-1.3

Write

LA -1.0

-4.7 to 2.1

-2.6

Maths

LA -1.0

-5.8 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

27%

LA 63%

Reading64% LA 77%

Writing45% LA 76%

Maths45% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.2

-4.6 to 2.4

-6.2

Write

LA -0.8

-9.6 to -2.8

-3.3

Maths

LA -0.7

-6.5 to -0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 October 2023

Inspection Report

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11 January 2018

Inspection Report

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12 March 2014

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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17 January 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-01-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-01-17

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

4.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.0%(1 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 49 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.1%, 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)	49	2	4.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	50	4	8.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	55	5	9.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	58	2	3.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	61	2	3.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	76	2	2.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	78	6	7.7%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	77	7	9.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	88	5	5.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	95	6	6.3%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	95	6	6.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	74	1	1.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	73	1	1.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	68	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	69	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	69	1	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	69	2	2.9%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	72	3	4.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	69	1	1.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	69	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	69	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	70	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	70	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	71	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	68	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	66	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

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St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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