Friars Road, Winchelsea, East Sussex TN36 4ED
10 reasons to choose St Thomas' Church of England Primary School, Winchelsea
Main point of differentiation
St Thomas’ Church of England Primary School, Winchelsea is one of the best state primary schools in a 10-mile radius of Hastings, ranking in the top 15% in the country with a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
St Thomas’ Church of England Primary School, Winchelsea is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
St Thomas’ Church of England Primary School, Winchelsea has five combined age classes and an average class size of 24 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Thomas’ Church of England Primary School, Winchelsea achieves attainment results that are around the national average. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles. Most pupils go on to Rye College at the end of Year 6.
The St Thomas' Church of England Primary School, Winchelsea curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Apart from maths and English, all subjects are taught in termly cross-curricular topics; the school’s ‘Creative Curriculum’. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Thomas' Church of England Primary School, Winchelsea
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Thomas' Church of England Primary School, Winchelsea
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near St Thomas' Church of England Primary School, Winchelsea
Frewen Preparatory School (9.3 miles); Claremont Prep & Pre-Prep Schools (10.1 miles); Vinehall School (11.7 miles).
Wittersham Church of England Primary School (6.1 miles); St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, St Leonard’s (9.6 miles).
Buckswood School (4.2 miles); Claremont School (8.9 miles); Frewen College (9.3 miles).
Rye Studio School (3 miles); St Richard’s Catholic College (13.6 miles); Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre (13.8 miles).