St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary SchoolCheetham CofE Community Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School and Cheetham CofE Community Academy are primary schools.

  • St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Cheetham CofE Community Academy scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School was judged Outstanding and Cheetham CofE Community Academy 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 83.0% for St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School and 55.0% for Cheetham CofE Community Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School (90.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Cheetham CofE Community Academy (60.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School versus Cheetham CofE Community Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SalfordSt Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary SchoolManchesterCheetham CofE Community AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB84/100Stronger figureC65/100
Local ranking2nd of 73 in Salford 26th of 128 in Manchester
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll503 628
Capacity480 690
LocationSalford, M7 4XG Manchester, M8 9FR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard83.0% Stronger figure55.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure8.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census503 628
Free school meals (ever 6)56.5% 48.5%
English as an additional language37.0% 88.1%
SEN support21.1% 10.7%
SEN with an EHC plan4.4% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.0% 10.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School

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