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St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy

  • 2–11Ages
  • 231Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 140183URN

Coningsby Street, Hereford, HR1 2DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.2per place
0.3 above Herefordshire, County of median (1.9)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Herefordshire, County of

62 applications for 28 places · 10th of 41 in Herefordshire, County of
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
82%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 1 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 13 January 2026
    Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
  2. 25 May 2021
    Graded inspection: Good

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
2.2applications per place, Reception
0.3 above Herefordshire, County of median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

62 applications · 28 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.9
  2. 2025 2.3; Herefordshire, County of median median 2.0
  3. 2024 2.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 2.1
  4. 2023 2.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.9
  5. 2022 1.9; Herefordshire, County of median median 2.0
  6. 2021 2.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.9
  7. 2020 1.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
  8. 2019 1.9; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
  9. 2018 1.6; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.5
  10. 2017 1.9; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
  11. 2016 1.7; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
  12. 2015 2.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
  13. 2014 2.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
  • This school
  • Herefordshire, County of 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202628622.2240.86
Sep 202524552.3210.88
Sep 202430652.2331.10
Sep 202322492.2210.95
Sep 202228541.9260.93
Sep 202112262.2121.00
Sep 202022311.4170.77
Sep 201922411.9200.91
Sep 201818291.6170.94
Sep 201730571.9341.13
Sep 201630501.7311.03
Sep 201516392.4161.00
Sep 201416392.4161.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 89% · Maths 89% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%8th of 70 in Herefordshire, County of
Reading
Expected standard82%
Higher standard29%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard89%
Greater depth18%
Maths
Expected standard89%
Higher standard36%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Herefordshire, County of median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2582%11%106107
2023/2475%4%106105
2022/2370%15%107107

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

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
140183 · 884/2002
Trust
Diocese of Hereford Multi Academy Trust
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
264 pupils · 231 on roll
Free school meals
24.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 January 2014
Replaced
St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Primary School (URN 116926)
Address
Coningsby Street, Hereford, HR1 2DY
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of

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