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St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
High Street, Puckeridge, Ware SG11 1RZ · stcanterbury.herts.sch.uk · 01920 821450
On the mapSearch near SG11 1RZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 112
- 92% of 122 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.5%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 14 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 14 | 15 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 20 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 21 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 17 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 117454)
Ofsted
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2007
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 117454), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 117454)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 49
- 42% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied