St Thomas Church of England Primary School

St Thomas Church of England Primary School is a happy, caring and purposeful school where pupils feel safe and proud to belong. This was its first routine section 5 inspection, and the school has recently become part of the Fioretti Trust after its previous trust merged; it has not been given an overall effectiveness grade because of the current inspection framework. Pupils, including those with SEND, achieve well and are supported to succeed, and children in the early years get an exceptionally strong start.

Strengths

• Pupils are kind, confident and feel safe in a happy school community.
• The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with regular opportunities to revisit prior learning.
• Teachers have strong subject knowledge and explain new content clearly.
• Phonics teaching is highly effective and helps pupils become fluent readers.
• Pupils with SEND are well identified and supported so they learn alongside their peers.
• Behaviour is calm and purposeful, with high expectations applied consistently.
• Personal development is well structured and helps pupils understand safety, health and relationships.
• Early years provision is outstanding, with rich language and exceptionally well-organised activities.
• Leadership, governance and trust support are effective, and staff value individualised professional development.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils who are ready to move on are not always given work that deepens their understanding.
• Breaktime activities are limited and the clubs on offer do not always match pupils' interests or attract strong attendance.
• The school should improve access to wider opportunities for all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, to develop talents and interests.

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 Church of England Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.2% 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, 2.5% of pupils at St Thomas Church of England 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 Church of England Primary School had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.9% 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, 16.9% of pupils at St Thomas Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 Church of England Primary School received £8,717 and spent £7,587 for each of its 237 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £82,000 (£348 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Fioretti Trust, income was £7,644 and spending £7,222 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 Church of England Primary School is part of Fioretti Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary Birmingham
• St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth Birmingham
• St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery Birmingham
• Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School Birmingham
• St Laurence Church Infant School Birmingham
• St Laurence Church Junior School Birmingham
• Christ Church Church of England Primary School Oldbury

What is St Thomas Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Thomas Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2025.

When was St Thomas Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Thomas Church of England Primary School was last inspected in April 2025.

How many pupils does St Thomas Church of England Primary School have?

St Thomas Church of England Primary School has 237 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Thomas Church of England Primary School cover?

St Thomas Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Thomas Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Thomas Church of England Primary School?

St Thomas Church of England Primary School is at Great Colmore Street, Attwood Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2AT.