Voluntary aided school · Kent

St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury

5–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
118777URN

99 Military Road, Canterbury, CT1 1NE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.3per place

1.8 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

128 applications for 30 places · 14th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

19 April 2023
Graded inspection: Good
15 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.3applications per place, Reception

1.8 above Kent median (2.4) 2.1 above England median (2.2)

128 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.3; Kent median median 2.4
2025 4.3; Kent median median 2.3
2024 4.7; Kent median median 2.4
2023 4.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 3.8; Kent median median 2.1
2021 4.2; Kent median median 2.2
2020 3.8; Kent median median 2.2
2019 3.4; Kent median median 2.1
2018 3.8; Kent median median 2.1
2017 3.3; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.9; Kent median median 2.5
2015 3.5; Kent median median 2.4
2014 2.2; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	128	4.3	38	1.27
Sep 2025	30	128	4.3	36	1.20
Sep 2024	30	141	4.7	50	1.67
Sep 2023	30	132	4.4	57	1.90
Sep 2022	30	113	3.8	44	1.47
Sep 2021	30	127	4.2	48	1.60
Sep 2020	30	114	3.8	53	1.77
Sep 2019	30	103	3.4	48	1.60
Sep 2018	30	114	3.8	49	1.63
Sep 2017	30	98	3.3	44	1.47
Sep 2016	30	86	2.9	32	1.07
Sep 2015	30	106	3.5	41	1.37
Sep 2014	30	66	2.2	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 80% · Maths 93% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%54th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard67%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	17%	108	112
2023/24	77%	10%	107	108
2022/23	67%	7%	105	109

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, CanterburyThis school
This school

Good2023

4.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Johns Church of England Primary School
0.4 km · Kent

Good2024

2.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Methodist Primary School
0.7 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's Infant School
1.2 km · Kent

Good2024

2.3applications per place
St Stephen's Junior School
1.3 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

44%met the SATs standard
Pilgrims' Way Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Good2022

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Parkside Community Foundation Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Good2023

1.3applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Wincheap Foundation Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

2026

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
The Canterbury Primary School
1.9 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 51%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118777 · 886/3749
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 14.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 99 Military Road, Canterbury, CT1 1NE
Local authority: Kent · Canterbury

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources