St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Estcourt Road, Fulham, London, SW6 7HB
This school is closed (it closed in May 2026).
It was replaced by St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Headteacher
- Miss Joanne Breslin
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 56
- URN
- 100357
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Website
- School website
About this school
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School was a Catholic voluntary aided primary school in London. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 56 pupils on roll.
Ofsted inspected it; its last report is linked below.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 22 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 82% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 86% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 95% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 86% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hammersmith and Fulham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 71.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 74.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 75.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 139 |
| 2023/24 | 112 |
| 2024/25 | 75 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 7.4% | 44% | 56 | — |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Sir John Lillie Primary School | 70% | 6.5% | 49.7% | 175 | 0.2 miles |
| St Augustine's RC Primary School | 71% | 4.5% | 26.6% | 196 | 0.2 miles |
| St John's Walham Green Church of England Primary School | 66% | 5% | 20.4% | 428 | 0.3 miles |
| Normand Croft Community School for Early Years and Primary Education | 77% | 7.6% | 68% | 225 | 0.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44%
- English as an additional language
- 17.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.4%
- Persistent absence
- 28.17%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · London
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Sir John Lillie Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Fulham
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St Augustine's RC Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St John's Walham Green Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Normand Croft Community School for Early Years and Primary Education0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Common questions
- What year groups does St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in London.
- When was St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School?
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School had 56 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.