Your basketContinue to checkout

Your basket is empty.

To request a quote or invoice, add the items first: the request sends the items in your basket.

Browse planners and resources

The basket shows up to 10 different items. Review your complete basket at checkout; a quote or invoice request includes every item.

Request a quote or invoice

Include your school’s purchase order number if you have one.

Your current basket’s products, selected options, SKUs and quantities will be included. Prices and delivery are confirmed when we issue the quote or invoice.

Schools similar to St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

Walsall · ages 3 to 11 · URN 104236

Change schoolSchool detailsShare

Your comparison 1 of 3 peers

Method

HeadteacherChat intake matches; separate from DfE’s official groups.

Showing the closest 10 of 5,731 eligible schools.

Choose a named peer to compare with St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School.

Selected school and shortlisted peers. Dates link to each figure’s source.
MeasureSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolSt Paul's CofE Primary School, Leamington SpaRemove St Paul's CofE Primary School, Leamington Spa
Pupils2962025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics3202025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
Free school meals23%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics20.3%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
First language other than English23.3%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics25.6%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)23.65%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Special educational needs in England · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england+ sourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics20.31%2025/26 · Academic yearDfE: Special educational needs in England · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england+ sourceDfE: Schools, pupils and their characteristics · 2025/26 · Academic year · https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics
Prepare a sheetClear shortlist
Change peers (10 matches)

1St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy

Wolverhampton · ages 3 to 11 · URN147367

333 pupils / 296 at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

Add to comparison
St Anthony's Catholic Primary AcademySt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Free school meals25.2% / 23%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English21.9% / 23.3%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND20.12% / 23.65%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.2 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 1.4 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 3.53 percentage points lower
  • 37 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 3 July 2023 · published 19 September 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01157. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00990.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00350.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.53 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00706.
  • Total pupils: difference 37 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01111.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

2St Paul's CofE Primary School, Leamington Spa

Warwickshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN125701

320 pupils / 296 at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

Remove from comparison
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Leamington SpaSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Free school meals20.3% / 23%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English25.6% / 23.3%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND20.31% / 23.65%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.7 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 2.3 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 3.34 percentage points lower
  • 24 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01207. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01215.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00575.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.34 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00667.
  • Total pupils: difference 24 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00750.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

3St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Sandwell · ages 3 to 11 · URN147795

232 pupils / 296 at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

Add to comparison
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Free school meals24.1% / 23%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English22% / 23.3%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND22.41% / 23.65%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.1 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 1.3 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 1.23 percentage points lower
  • 64 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01229. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00495.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00325.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.23 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00247.
  • Total pupils: difference 64 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02162.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

4St Nicholas Catholic Primary School

Devon · ages 3 to 11 · URN139394

269 pupils / 296 at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

Add to comparison
St Nicholas Catholic Primary SchoolSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Free school meals21.6% / 23%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English22.7% / 23.3%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND27.14% / 23.65%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.4 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.6 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 3.49 percentage points higher
  • 27 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 24 September 2024 · published 20 October 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Requires improvement

School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0139. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00630.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.6 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00150.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.49 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00698.
  • Total pupils: difference 27 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00912.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

5Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

Cheshire West and Chester · ages 3 to 11 · URN135246

290 pupils / 296 at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

Add to comparison
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Free school meals22.8% / 23%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English13.8% / 23.3%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND18.28% / 23.65%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.2 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 9.5 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 5.37 percentage points lower
  • 6 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01742. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00090.
  • First language other than English: difference 9.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.02375.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 5.37 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01075.
  • Total pupils: difference 6 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00203.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

6St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary School

Trafford · ages 3 to 11 · URN106353

324 pupils / 296 at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

Add to comparison
St Hugh of Lincoln RC Primary SchoolSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Free school meals23.5% / 23%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English16% / 23.3%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND18.83% / 23.65%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.5 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 7.3 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 4.82 percentage points lower
  • 28 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01878. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.5 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00225.
  • First language other than English: difference 7.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01825.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.82 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00964.
  • Total pupils: difference 28 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00864.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

7Bellefield Primary and Nursery School

Wiltshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN150910

317 pupils / 296 at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

Add to comparison
Bellefield Primary and Nursery SchoolSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Free school meals25.6% / 23%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English24% / 23.3%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND23.66% / 23.65%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.6 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 0.7 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.01 percentage points higher
  • 21 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0201. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01170.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00175.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.01 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00002.
  • Total pupils: difference 21 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00662.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

8St Peters CofE Primary School

Birmingham · ages 3 to 11 · URN134476

430 pupils / 296 at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

Add to comparison
St Peters CofE Primary SchoolSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Free school meals21.4% / 23%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English22.1% / 23.3%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND22.79% / 23.65%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.6 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.2 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.86 percentage points lower
  • 134 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.02308. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00720.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00300.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.86 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00172.
  • Total pupils: difference 134 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.03116.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

9Fircroft Primary School

Wandsworth · ages 3 to 11 · URN151527

266 pupils / 296 at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

Add to comparison
Fircroft Primary SchoolSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Free school meals21.4% / 23%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English24.8% / 23.3%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND24.81% / 23.65%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.6 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.5 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 1.16 percentage points higher
  • 30 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 22 October 2024 · published 27 November 2024 · recorded under URN 101007 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.02341. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00720.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00375.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.16 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00233.
  • Total pupils: difference 30 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01014.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

10St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

Coventry · ages 3 to 11 · URN142215

234 pupils / 296 at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

Add to comparison
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Free school meals23.1% / 23%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English29.5% / 23.3%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND26.92% / 23.65%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.1 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 6.2 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 3.27 percentage points higher
  • 62 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Report card inspection · inspected 10 March 2026 · published 12 May 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Expected standard; Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard

  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 23 November 2021 · published 6 February 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

School websiteOfficial school recordFind schools like this one
Matching score and calculation

Score 0.02344. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00045.
  • First language other than English: difference 6.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01550.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.27 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00655.
  • Total pupils: difference 62 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02095.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

Comparison saved on . Figures have their own reporting years; check these before using differences in a meeting.

Open the saved comparison

Copy that page’s address to share the same schools, figures and filter. The latest 13 weekly comparisons are kept; older links can expire. Keep a separate record for meeting papers.

Use this comparison

Choose a sheet for your task. It uses the selected school and the peers in your shortlist.

Selected school evidence

All figures and Ofsted for St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

Walsall · ages 3 to 11 · URN104236

KS2 cohort: 41 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School: published figures and their sources
MeasureSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Pupils2962025/26
Free school meals23%2025/26
First language other than English23.3%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)23.65%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard88%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard24%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence1.97933%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence1.99203%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
School websiteOfficial school record

How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

5731 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • The selected school: 1
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 8365

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

Related guides

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.