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St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy
Church View, Ilkeston DE7 4LF
St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 230 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In February 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2018.
This school is a member of St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy, English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy, St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy, St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy and St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy.)
Particular strengths include Attainment, Attendance and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Finances and Admissions.
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Attainment: Excellent. Maths attainment is excellent, reading is excellent and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.
Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is below average.
Environment: Below average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all roughly average.
Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high.
Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit
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