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St Thomas CE (VC) Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Huddersfield · HD2 1RQ

Ages 3–11 · 402 pupils · Kirklees

KS2 expected (RWM)

32%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)32%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
99.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.7%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
369

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

45

Places offered

48

1st-preference offers

45

Total preferences (any rank)
69
Preferred offers (top 3)
46
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill96%

402 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
402
Boys / girls
212 / 190
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
402 / 420 (96%)
Free school meals
44.5%
FSM pupils
179
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Leeds (ce)
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Kate Meade

Location

Address
Sherwood Avenue, Bradley
Postcode
HD2 1RQ
Town
Huddersfield
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Kirklees
District
Kirklees
Constituency
Huddersfield
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Huddersfield, Kirklees, 402 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 44.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Leeds (ce).

Open schools in Huddersfield
90
Primary schools in Huddersfield
63
Academies among open schools in Huddersfield
50% (45)
Open schools in HD2
11
Primary in HD2
6
Open schools in Kirklees LA
203
Primary in Kirklees LA
144

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HuddersfieldNear HD2

  • St Thomas CE Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD2 1RQ · Kirklees

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM46.5%

    0.0 miles away

  • Christ Church CE Academy

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD2 1JP · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM64.3%
    • Demand0.96

    0.8 miles away

  • Ashbrow School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD2 1EX · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM48.8%
    • Demand0.93

    1.2 miles away

  • Kirkheaton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD5 0HR · Kirklees

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM14.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Woodhouse Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighouse · HD6 3SX · Calderdale

    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM8.9%
    • Demand1.12

    1.5 miles away

  • Fixby Junior and Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Huddersfield · HD2 2HB · Kirklees

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM30.6%

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kate Meade

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