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St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Estcourt Road, Fulham, London SW6 7HB · stthomasrc.lbhf.sch.uk · 020 7385 8165
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hammersmith and Fulham 77%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Hammersmith and Fulham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Capacity
- 210
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Nursery class
- No
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 7 families put the school first and 23 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 100357)
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 23 | 7 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 26 | 4 | 0.2 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 16 | 9 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 11 | 8 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 11 | 8 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Hammersmith and Fulham it was 77%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 100357)
Ofsted
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100357)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 100357), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100357)
Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100357)
Nov 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100357)