St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, London
Data last updated 31 May 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Thomas of Canterbury excels at creating an inclusive, positive learning environment where all pupils thrive. The school provides particularly strong support for disadvantaged pupils and those learning English as an additional language, ensuring they make excellent progress. Teaching is generally good with a strong focus on developing reading, writing, maths and communication skills from the earliest years.
Key Strengths
- Pupils make good progress and achieve above-average standards in English and mathematics, with significantly above-average reading standards
- Strong early language development in Early Years Foundation Stage through targeted phonics teaching
- Good quality teaching overall with high teacher expectations and effective differentiation for different groups of pupils
- Excellent pupil behaviour, positive attitudes to learning, and strong relationships between staff and pupils
- Effective support for disadvantaged pupils, those with special needs, and pupils learning English as an additional language
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough outstanding teaching to enable all pupils, particularly the most able, to achieve their full potential
- Marking and feedback policy is not consistently applied across all classes
- Most able pupils are not always sufficiently challenged to reach high standards
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective; pupils say they feel safe at school, have low bullying incidents, and know who to approach with problems.
St Thomas of Canterbury is a good Catholic primary school where pupils achieve well at all key stages, with above-average standards in English and mathematics by the end of Year 6. The school has a distinctive Christian ethos and serves a diverse, multicultural community in Fulham, London.
At a Glance
44.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 86% to 80%. Maths has declined from 95% to 80%. Writing has declined from 91% to 80%.
Class Sizes
18.8
Avg class size
11.0
Infant (KS1)
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
36%
Available places
75 pupils
210 capacity
135 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
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Admissions Demand - Hammersmith and Fulham
Places available
1,360
Applications
1,220
Got 1st preference
73.4%
Got preferred school
93.4%
Primary admissions across Hammersmith and Fulham (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.40351%
Overall absence
28.16901%
Persistent absence
71
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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