St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Guildford, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 436 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, February 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 7 February 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 78% of pupils at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Surrey and 62% in England.
11% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 106 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Boxgrove Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)340 m
- St Peter's Catholic SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 62.5 (2025/26, provisional)500 m
- Merrow Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- Tormead SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file930 m
- Merrow CofE Controlled Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 20231.1 km
- George Abbot SchoolSecondary. Improved significantly, February 2025. Attainment 8 of 60.4 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Guildford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).