Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 4 Feb 2025
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 151688.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 237 |
| Girls | 127 |
| Boys | 110 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 10.5% |
| First language not English | 8% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 14 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 4 |
| Average class size | 28.4 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 21.9 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 13.1 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 10.44 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 6.96 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 12.89 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 29 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 72 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 34 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 28 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 2 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Warrington | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 3.3%, better than England, better than Warrington | 4.3% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 3.4%, better than England, better than Warrington | 9.5% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 0.6%, similar to England, similar to Warrington | 0.5% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 mi | Primary | The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 9 Jun 2026. | |
| 0.5 mi | Primary | Stockton Heath Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 27 Jan 2015. | |
| 0.5 mi | Primary | Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 1 Feb 2022. | |
| 0.6 mi | Primary | St Monica's Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 18 Mar 2025. | |
| 0.6 mi | 16 plus | Priestley College | Academy 16-19 converter | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 0.6 mi | Secondary | Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School | Academy sponsor led | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 3 Feb 2026. | |
| 0.7 mi | Secondary | Bridgewater High School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 11 Oct 2022. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Broomfields Junior School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 22 May 2024. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Alderman Bolton Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Nov 2016. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 10 Dec 2025. |
St Thomas' CofE Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 4 Feb 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, St Thomas' CofE Primary School made 29 offers from 72 applications (2.5 per offer), and 28 of 34 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
St Thomas' CofE Primary School has 237 pupils aged 3 to 11.
At St Thomas' CofE Primary School, the average class had 28.4 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21.9 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at St Thomas' CofE Primary School missed 3.3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 3.4% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.