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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Thomas CE Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 151801
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 November 2023
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Requires improvement
Leadership & management Requires improvement
Published 17 December 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Kirklees
Trust LEARNING ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 387 387 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 194 50.1% of pupils
Male pupils 193 49.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

46.5%
21.7 pts above England
School 46.5%
Kirklees 27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

30.2%
9.9 pts above England
School 30.2%
Kirklees 22.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Kirklees 0.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
34.1%
132
White and Black Caribbean
18.1%
70
African
8.5%
33
Pakistani
8.5%
33
Any other ethnic group
7.8%
30
Caribbean
6.7%
26
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.6% 72 of 387 pupils
2.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.6%
Kirklees 20.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.2% 55 pupils
England 14.8% 0.6 pts below
EHC plans 4.4% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 23
Speech, language & communication 21
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Vision impairment 5
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Specific learning difficulty 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

92.1% 4.0 pts above England
St Thomas CE Primary School
92.1%
Kirklees
87.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information