St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Guildford, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Guildford, Surrey for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 February 2024. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 1.70 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 1 of the 2 earlier years with a published outcome, 2024 and 2025.
- Reception 2026 drew 47 first-choice applications for 49 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 5% of pupils, compared with a middle figure of 17.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Horseshoe Lane West, Merrow, Guildford, GU1 2SX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 436 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 February 2024
Strengths
- “There is ‘SPACE for everyone’ in this wonderfully happy and inclusive school.”
- “Pupils learn to be a good friend and help those who need it.”
- “Staff help pupils explore how to take care of their mental health.”
To improve
- “However, in some lessons, some teachers do not precisely use this information to then consider where pupils are unsure of what they have previously learned.”
- “This sometimes means that pupils find it more difficult to apply their learning to new ideas and more complex ideas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 78% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 47 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 47 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- Boxgrove Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Merrow Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Pewley Down Infant School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sandfield Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Burpham Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Weyfield Primary Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published