Norton Free Church of England Primary SchoolSt Thomas of Canterbury School

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

Summary of the comparison

Norton Free Church of England Primary School and St Thomas of Canterbury School are primary schools in Sheffield.

  • Norton Free Church of England Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Thomas of Canterbury School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Norton Free Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Norton Free Church of England Primary School was judged Good and St Thomas of Canterbury School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 78.0% for Norton Free Church of England Primary School and 67.0% for St Thomas of Canterbury School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Norton Free Church of England Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Thomas of Canterbury School (53.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Norton Free Church of England Primary School versus St Thomas of Canterbury School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SheffieldNorton Free Church of England Primary SchoolSheffieldSt Thomas of Canterbury SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureD44/100
Local ranking18th of 123 in Sheffield Stronger figure81st of 123 in Sheffield
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll214 229
Capacity210 211
LocationSheffield, S8 8JS Sheffield, S8 7TR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard78.0% Stronger figure67.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 4.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census214 229
Free school meals (ever 6)16.8% 17.7%
English as an additional language4.7% 16.2%
SEN support12.2% 7.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 6.1%
Attendance
Overall absence3.6% Stronger figure3.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.4% Stronger figure9.7% 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.

Norton Free Church of England Primary School

St Thomas of Canterbury School

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