St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School

MedwayAcademy converter

Romany Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 6JH

Headteacher: Mrs Vicki-Louise GallagherSchool website ↗Pupils: 240 (capacity: 210)Part of KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
65%
Reading, Writing & Maths
83%
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.
65.0%
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%.
10.0%
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 74%·Writing 74%·Maths 71%All three 65%
Reading
Expected74%
Exceeding26%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected74%
Exceeding16%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected71%
Exceeding16%
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?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
36
How many got their first choice?
30of 36 (83.3%)
How many applied in total?
81

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
23.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
26.0%
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).
23.0%
Boys and girls
57%girls·43%boys
136 girls, 104 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 77% (2018/19), currently 65%

* 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
2015/1643.0%0.0%-0.7+1.9-2.6
2016/1771.0%11.0%+0.5-1.6-1.0
2017/1865.0%6.0%+0.1-1.2+1.9
2018/1977.0%17.0%+1.4-0.1+0.6
2022/2364.0%10.0%-0.20.0-2.3
2023/2465.0%3.0%---
2024/2565.0%10.0%---
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