Primary school

St Thomas CE Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Kirklees
  • HD2 1RQ
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Nov 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,968 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 100%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 86%86% · 2016/172017/18: top 97%2018/19: top 93%2022/23: top 86%2023/24: top 96%2024/25: top 100%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM16% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%1/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−7.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%1/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
Reading score99 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1051/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−7.1 pts
Maths score98 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.51/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−16.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 33% · 55 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 45% · 53 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 34% · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 44% · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 44% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 32% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 16% · 56 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%45%16%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 55 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 2% · 53 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 2% · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 0% · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 0% · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 2% · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 0% · 56 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 55 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 102 · 53 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 100 · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 100 · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 101 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 99 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 99 · 56 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 10510297No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 55 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 103 · 53 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 100 · 58 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 103 · 54 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 101 · 59 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 99 · 60 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 98 · 56 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510398No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
34 of 34 who put it first2014 · 87.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3434
2nd142
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  5. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  6. 2014Goodas predecessor
  7. 2018Goodas predecessor
  8. 2023Requires improvementas predecessor

0 strong areas

5 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026387
Free school meals (past 6 years)44.5%
First language not English26.4%
SEN support15.9%
EHC plan5.5%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils15.8%

Girls 47.3%Boys 52.7%

92.1% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.4
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 15
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 15.8
  • Other support 6.4

Teachers 19 FTE · Whole workforce 41.3 · 52 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 3 months.

  • +£65,000revenue reserve
  • +£65,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (14 academies) · trust reserve £914,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it