Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary SchoolSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newport.

Summary of the comparison

Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School and St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Newport.

  • Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School was judged Good and St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 38.0% for Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School and 37.0% for St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 37.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School versus St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NewportBrighstone Church of England Aided Primary SchoolNewportSt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100Stronger figureF37/100
Local ranking17th of 35 in Isle of Wight Stronger figure32nd of 35 in Isle of Wight
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll85 201
Capacity105 210
LocationNewport, PO30 4BB Newport, PO30 1NR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard38.0% Stronger figure37.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census85 201
Free school meals (ever 6)24.7% 15.4%
English as an additional language1.2% 7.5%
SEN support12.9% 13.9%
SEN with an EHC plan4.7% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% Stronger figure7.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.6% Stronger figure19.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

Full profiles: Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School · St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School