St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School

St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School has been evaluated as a good school, excelling particularly in behaviour and attitudes as well as personal development, which have been rated outstanding. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils feel safe, happy, and confident, supported by a curriculum designed to meet the needs of all learners, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The school demonstrates a commitment to inclusion and provides numerous opportunities for pupils to engage in diverse extracurricular activities, enhancing their educational experience.

Strengths

• Excellent pupil attendance and engagement
• Exceptional behaviour standards throughout the school
• Strong emphasis on inclusion and support for SEND pupils
• Well-sequenced curriculum that builds knowledge progressively
• High-quality early reading instruction and support

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum areas are still in early stages of redevelopment
• Teachers occasionally lack a secure understanding of prior and future learning needs

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.5% of pupils at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School received £6,659 and spent £6,767 for each of its 234 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £87,000 (£373 per pupil).

Across all 56 schools of St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,565 and spending £7,594 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School is part of St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 64 schools. The nearest others:

• St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School Newcastle
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme
• Our Lady's Catholic Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• St John Fisher Catholic College Newcastle Under Lyme
• St Peter's Catholic Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Newcastle
• St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School Stoke-On-Trent
• St George and St Martin's Catholic Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• St Thomas More Catholic Academy Stoke-On-Trent

What is St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School have?

St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School has 229 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School cover?

St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School?

St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School is at North Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 7DG.