High Street, Puckeridge, Ware, Hertfordshire SG11 1RZ
10 reasons to choose St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Ware
Top line
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Ware has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Ware and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Ware is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 8 members of St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Ware has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Ware ranks in the top 11% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 27% of schools. Most pupils go on to St Mary’s Catholic Secondary School at the end of Year 6.
The St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Ware curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. It is subject based with some cross-curricular projects In Key Stage 1 the curriculum is more thematic. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for Reception and residential trips from Years 3&4 and 5&6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for computing, music and sport.
Sport at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Ware
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.
The Arts at St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Ware
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
School hours are from 8.50am to 3.15pm though after school clubs may extend the day to 4.20pm.
Find another school near St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Ware
St Edmund’s Prep, Ware (1.3 miles); Heath Mount School (5.9 miles); Bishop’s Stortford College Prep & Pre-Prep School (6.9 miles).
Puller Memorial Church of England Primary School (3.2 miles); Furneux Pelham Church of England School (5 miles); Hunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant School (5.9 miles).
St Edmund’s College, Ware (1.3 miles); Bishop’s Stortford College (6.9 miles); Haileybury (9 miles).
The Chauncy School (6.3 miles); Presdales School (6.6 miles); St Mary’s Catholic School (6.9 miles).