St Thomas' Church of England Aided Primary School

East SussexVoluntary aided school

Friars Road, Winchelsea, TN36 4ED

Headteacher: Mr Dale SaxbySchool website ↗Pupils: 139 (capacity: 150)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
96% of first-choice applicants offered a place
78%
Reading, Writing & Maths
96%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
78.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
22.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 94%·Writing 83%·Maths 89%All three 78%
Reading
Expected94%
Exceeding39%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected83%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected89%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
22
How many families wanted this school first?
23
How many got their first choice?
22of 23 (95.7%)
How many applied in total?
43

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
28.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
6.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
11.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
71 girls, 68 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 78% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1632.0%0.0%+1.3-3.2-7.5
2016/1768.0%0.0%-1.7+0.6-1.8
2017/1850.0%0.0%-3.7-0.9-2.9
2018/1976.0%19.0%-1.7-1.4-3.2
2022/2350.0%9.0%+0.2+1.3+1.0
2023/2465.0%0.0%---
2024/2578.0%22.0%---
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