St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Farnham Road, Farnham Royal, Slough, SL2 3AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Siobhan Oppe
- Diocese
- Diocese of Northampton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 470
- URN
- 143804
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753645828
About this school
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Slough. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 470 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 74 | 69 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 70% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 1% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 86% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 86% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 91% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Anthony's 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 | Slough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 59.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 64.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 65.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 496 |
| 2023/24 | 508 |
| 2024/25 | 480 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Anthony's Catholic Primary School compares
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School ranked 24th of 28 primary schools in Slough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5.7% | 17% | 470 | — |
| St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School | 21% | 6.9% | 32.3% | 256 | 0.2 miles |
| Claycots School | 63% | 6% | 33.3% | 1,605 | 0.3 miles |
| Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School | 83% | 6.3% | 33.3% | 684 | 0.3 miles |
| Phoenix Infant Academy | — | 5% | 31.1% | 262 | 0.7 miles |
| The Godolphin Junior Academy | 83% | 4.4% | 40.9% | 413 | 0.8 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)
- 17.01%
- English as an additional language
- 56.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.68%
- Persistent absence
- 14.11%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Farnham Royal
-
Claycots School0.3 miles
Primary · Slough
-
Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Slough
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Phoenix Infant Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Slough
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The Godolphin Junior Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Slough
Other schools in Slough
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School ranks 24th of the 28 ranked primary schools in Slough.
- Castleview Primary School Primary
- Cippenham School Primary
- Claycots School Primary
- Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- Farnham Common Infant School Primary
- Foxborough Primary School Primary
- Fulmer Infant School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School Primary
- James Elliman Academy Primary
- Khalsa Primary School Primary
- Lent Rise School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Anthony's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Slough.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anthony's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Siobhan Oppe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Anthony's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anthony's 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 Anthony's Catholic Primary School?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School has 470 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 600 pupils and 470 on roll (78%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Northampton.
- Does St Anthony's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Anthony's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Anthony's Catholic Primary School?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is part of ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Anthony's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School ranked 24th of 28 primary schools in Slough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anthony's 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 10 July 2026.