St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Romany Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 6JH
This school is closed (it closed in September 2024).
It was replaced by St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicki-Louise Gallagher
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 118767
- Local authority
- Medway
About this school
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Gillingham. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 223 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 65% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 84% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 74% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 71% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 RC 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 | Medway average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 258 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 72% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.8% | 12.3% | 223 | — |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School | — | 4.2% | 13.2% | 237 | 0.0 miles |
| Twydall Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 6.9% | 42.6% | 245 | 0.1 miles |
| Featherby Junior School | 64% | 4.4% | 39.4% | 348 | 0.5 miles |
| Featherby Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.5% | 34.7% | 282 | 0.5 miles |
| Thames View Primary School | 80% | 5.5% | 17.6% | 459 | 0.7 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.3%
- English as an additional language
- 23.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 9.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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Twydall Primary School and Nursery0.1 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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Featherby Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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Featherby Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Gillingham
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Thames View Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gillingham
Other schools in Gillingham
- Barnsole Primary School Primary
- Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Deanwood Primary School Primary
- Fairview Community Primary School Primary
- Featherby Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Featherby Junior School Primary
- Hempstead Infant School Primary
- Hempstead Junior School Primary
- Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School teach?
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Gillingham.
- Has St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School?
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School had 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 65% 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 RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Thomas of Canterbury RC 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 30 September 2024.