St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

General Information

Address: Ward Avenue, Grays, RM17 5RW
Phone: 01375375826
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Emilie Poulteney
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 530
School capacity: 624
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 96
% eligible for free school meals: 18.1%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.1%
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: 19.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 45 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 34 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 14 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #24 of 32 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#22Somers Heath Primary SchoolGood
#23St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#24St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#25Stanford-Le-Hope Primary SchoolGood
#26Stifford Clays Primary SchoolGood

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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.

#1Dilkes AcademyOutstanding
#2Quarry Hill AcademyOutstanding
#3Abbots Hall Primary SchoolGood
#4Aveley Primary SchoolGood
#5Belmont Castle AcademyGood
#6Benyon Primary SchoolGood
#7Bonnygate Primary SchoolGood
#8Bulphan Church of England AcademyGood
#9Deneholm Primary SchoolGood
#10Giffards Primary SchoolGood
#11Graham James Primary AcademyGood
#12Herringham Primary AcademyGood
#13Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#14Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary SchoolGood
#15Kenningtons Primary AcademyGood
#16Lansdowne Primary AcademyGood
#17Little Thurrock Primary SchoolGood
#18Mossbourne Herd Lane AcademyGood
#19Orsett Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#20Purfleet Primary AcademyGood
#21Shaw Primary AcademyGood
#22Somers Heath Primary SchoolGood
#23St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#24St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#25Stanford-Le-Hope Primary SchoolGood
#26Stifford Clays Primary SchoolGood
#27Tilbury Pioneer AcademyGood
#28Tudor Court Primary SchoolGood
#29Warren Primary SchoolGood
#30West Thurrock AcademyGood
#31Woodside AcademyGood
#32St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

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

Spending per pupil: £6,276 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

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 #25 of 39 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#23Somers Heath Primary School£6,343
#24Bonnygate Primary School£6,304
#25St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School£6,276
#26Thameside Primary School£6,212
#27Dilkes Academy£6,142

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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.

#1Bulphan Church of England Academy£9,525
#2St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£8,225
#3Holy Cross Catholic Primary School£7,858
#4St Mary's Catholic Primary School£7,822
#5Warren Primary School£7,711
#6Lansdowne Primary Academy£7,300
#7Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School£7,066
#8Aveley Primary School£6,955
#9Chadwell St Mary Primary School£6,901
#10Shaw Primary Academy£6,870
#11West Thurrock Academy£6,776
#12Stifford Clays Primary School£6,697
#13Woodside Academy£6,603
#14Kenningtons Primary Academy£6,585
#15Quarry Hill Academy£6,573
#16Herringham Primary Academy£6,571
#17Arthur Bugler Primary School£6,540
#18East Tilbury Primary School£6,460
#19Deneholm Primary School£6,432
#20Tilbury Pioneer Academy£6,379
#21Giffards Primary School£6,347
#22Benyon Primary School£6,344
#23Somers Heath Primary School£6,343
#24Bonnygate Primary School£6,304
#25St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School£6,276
#26Thameside Primary School£6,212
#27Dilkes Academy£6,142
#28The Gateway Primary Free School£6,116
#29Graham James Primary Academy£6,102
#30Abbots Hall Primary School£6,072
#31Tudor Court Primary School£6,008
#32Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School£5,988
#33Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred£5,910
#34Orsett Church of England Primary School£5,849
#35Little Thurrock Primary School£5,781
#36Harris Primary Academy Mayflower£5,744
#37Purfleet Primary Academy£5,664
#38Belmont Castle Academy£5,461
#39Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy£1,925

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