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St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy

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personMrs Catherine Pointon

corporate_fareTHREE SPIRES TRUST

location_onStoke-on-Trent, ST7 4HT

language Visit Website phone 1782787099

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

191

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Stoke-on-Trent, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy is an academy converter in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THREE SPIRES TRUST. The school has approximately 202 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #158 of 216 primaries in Staffordshire and #9,633 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. 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 27.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

56%

LA 62%

Reading75% LA 75%

Writing78% LA 72%

Maths66% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading71% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths65% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.1

-2.4 to 2.0

0.2

Write

LA -0.1

-1.9 to 2.3

1.0

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.1 to 3.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

06 December 2023

Inspection Report

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09 April 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2019-12-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2011-07-14

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

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 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 202 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	202	2	1.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	173	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	172	3	1.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	176	6	3.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	191	2	1.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	190	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	203	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	199	3	1.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	207	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	206	1	0.5%	0.1%

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 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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St Thomas' CofE Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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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