Primary school

St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Essex
  • CM15 9BX
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,448 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 37%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 50%50%2016/17: top 65%2017/18: top 33%2018/19: top 38%2022/23: top 23%23% · 2022/232023/24: top 43%2024/25: top 37%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM69% · East of England 64%7/10 Above
Higher standard, RWM18% · East of England 7%9/10 Top 20%
Reading score108 · East of England 1068/10 Above+9.5 pts
Maths score106 · East of England 1056/10 Middle+14.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 55% · 77 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 57% · 77 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 73% · 77 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 71% · 78 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 72% · 78 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 65% · 77 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 69% · 78 pupils · East of England 64%73%55%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 77 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 8% · 77 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 16% · 77 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 19% · 78 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 17% · 78 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 16% · 77 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 18% · 78 pupils · East of England 7%19%6%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 77 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 107 · 77 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 106 · 77 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 106 · 78 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 107 · 78 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 106 · 77 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 108 · 78 pupils · East of England 106108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 77 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 104 · 77 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 106 · 77 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 105 · 78 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 106 · 78 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 106 · 77 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 106 · 78 pupils · East of England 105106103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
36 of 36 who put it first2014 · 82.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3636
2nd3310
3rd348

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2008Outstanding
  3. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  4. 2012Good
  5. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2017Ungraded visit
  7. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026510
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.8%
First language not English13.8%
SEN support14.9%
EHC plan4.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.7%
Persistently absent pupils12.8%

Girls 50.5%Boys 49.5%

95.3% full · 535 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.9
Pupils per adult11.5
  • Classroom teachers 21.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 21.1
  • Other support 13.2

Teachers 23.3 FTE · Whole workforce 57.7 · 102 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,436
Spend per pupil£6,495
Staff spend per pupil£5,299
Reserve per pupil£556
  • +£283,519revenue reserve
  • −£30,482in-year balance

Grants £6,324 · self-generated £307 · premises £302 per pupil