St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy

General Information

Address: Church View, Ilkeston, DE7 4LF
Phone: 01159320550
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Michael Sellors
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 225
School capacity: 230
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 51
% eligible for free school meals: 22.7%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 4.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 5.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 8.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

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Ranked #14 of 17 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#12St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#13St Laurence CofE Primary SchoolGood
#14St Thomas Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#15Draycott Community Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#16English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Redhill Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Breadsall CofE VC Primary SchoolGood
#3Brooklands Primary SchoolGood
#4Dallimore Primary & Nursery SchoolGood
#5Dovedale Primary SchoolGood
#6Firfield Primary SchoolGood
#7Grange Primary SchoolGood
#8Ladywood Primary SchoolGood
#9Little Eaton Primary SchoolGood
#10Longmoor Primary SchoolGood
#11Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary SchoolGood
#12St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#13St Laurence CofE Primary SchoolGood
#14St Thomas Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#15Draycott Community Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#16English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
#17Stanley Common Church of England Primary SchoolInadequate

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,440 (2024-25)

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A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #16 of 19 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#14Brooklands Primary School£6,517
#15Longmoor Primary School£6,476
#16St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,440
#17Scargill CofE Primary School£6,339
#18Redhill Primary School£5,995

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Stanley Common Church of England Primary School£10,737
#2St Andrew's CofE Primary School£8,374
#3Draycott Community Primary School£8,374
#4Dallimore Primary & Nursery School£7,643
#5Risley Lower Grammar CE (VC) Primary School£7,559
#6Ladywood Primary School£7,447
#7Breadsall CofE VC Primary School£7,215
#8Morley Primary School£7,127
#9Little Eaton Primary School£7,113
#10Grange Primary School£6,708
#11Firfield Primary School£6,703
#12St Laurence CofE Primary School£6,559
#13English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,520
#14Brooklands Primary School£6,517
#15Longmoor Primary School£6,476
#16St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,440
#17Scargill CofE Primary School£6,339
#18Redhill Primary School£5,995
#19Dovedale Primary School£4,120

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